Saturday, August 7

• Southampton Hospital: "52nd Annual Summer Party--An Enchanted Evening" under the tents at the corner of Wickapogue and Old Town Roads, Southampton. Cocktails, silent auction, dinner and dancing to benefit The Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department. 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Benefit Chairman: Jean Shafiroff. Alex Donner Orchestra. Details from 631-283-4406 or klucas@southamptonhospital.org.

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• Peace House Africa "Colors of Hope Hamptons" from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at a private estate in Southampton. Cocktail and hors d'oeuvres. Silent and Live Auctions. Gift bags. Peace House Africa helps educate and nurture Africa's AIDs orphans. Tickets: $150. Details from Laura@peacehouseafrica.org or online.

Tuesday, August 17

• Lollipop Theater: "'Nanny McPhee Returns'" screening at 6:00 p.m. at AMC Loews, 1998 Broadway, followed by a reception at Josephina’s 1900 Broadway. Advance screening with Emma Thompson & Maggie Gyllenhaal. Hosts: Ellen & Dan Crown, and Jenna Wolfe. Lollipop Theater Network is dedicated to bringing movie magic to hospitalized children nationwide. Tickets: $100 (for screening and reception; $50 for screening only). Details from 310-235-2772 or info@lollipoptheater.org.

Friday, August 20

• Advisory Council of Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center: "1st Annual Be Our Guest Benefit" an evening of cocktails and dinners at private residences, beginning with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the restored, historic, 1903 Seafield Estate located at 66 Seafield Lane, Westhampton Beach, hosted by Board Chairman, Len Conway, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The residence was originally designed by Henry Bacon, best known for his design of the Lincoln Memorial. Following cocktails, dinner will be served at one of ten private residences in Westhampton Beach, Westhampton, Quiogue, Quogue and Remsenburg. Each of the guest hosts has created a special menu and/or theme with a choice of menus and settings such as “Taste of Land and Sea” at a historic home (the former Phipps-Tuttle House), the oldest home in Remsenburg, “A Piece of Tuscany in Quiogue” at an Italian style palazzo, and a “Summer Feast” featuring local seafood and seasonal bounty fresh from the garden at an oceanfront estate in Quogue. Co-Chairs: Patty Allen and Lorrie Gordon. The Company is under the direction of founder Ronald K. Brown. Tickets: $200 per person ($150 for cocktail party only). Details from 631-288-2350, ext. 117, Loganc@whbpac.org or online.

Saturday, August 21

• Evidence, A Dance Company: "7th Annual “On Our Toes in the Hamptons" celebrating its 25th Anniversary, at the home of Gala Co-Chairs, The Honorable Bernard Jackson and Joyce Mullins Jackson, in Water Mill, N.Y. Chairman: Reginald Van Lee. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, online auction, a special performance by Evidence, and dancing with the dancers. The mission of Evidence is to promote understanding of the African Diaspora through dance and storytelling. Tickets: $250. Details from 914-235-1490, ext. 16, alexd@thejfmgroup.com, or purchase tickets online.

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• The Actors Fund: "New York Premiere of 'Expecting Mary'" at the Crosby Street Hotel, 79 Crosby Street, followed by a Cast Party. 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $100. Details from 212-221-7300, ext. 133, tickets@actorsfund.org or purchase tickets online.

Friday, August 27

• American Cancer Society--Relay For Life: "Cocktails for a Cause" from 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at Haven Lounge, 244 East 51st Street. Relay For Life of the LGBT Community and Friends will take place on September 25, 2010 at the World Financial Center in downtown Manhattan. At nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminary candles around the track in a ceremony, which honors cancer survivors and remembers those lost to the disease. Tickets: $30 (in advance through PayPal, or $35 at the door; the first 50 guests to arrive will receive a gift bag). Details and purchase tickets online.

Thursday, August 12

• Young Members Circle of the Museum of the City of New York: "The Big Apple Bash" from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. DJake, raffle prizes, cocktails and dancing. This event is limited to guests between the ages of 21 and 39. Tickets: $40 members/$55 non-members ($70 at the door and after August 1 (for non-members)). Details from 212-534-1672, ext. 3328 or purchase tickets online.

Thursday, August 19

• Children's Museum of the Arts: "Young Professionals Committee Summer Benefit" from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at Tenjune, 26 Little West 12th Street. Open bar, sliders, music featuring DJ Sami Y, dancing, and raffle prizes. from 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Tickets: $50. To purchase a ticket, make a $50 donation online and be sure to indicate “YPC” in the comments.

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