Thursday, September 16

• Just Food: "Let Us Eat Local" a tasting event celebrating locally grown, at South Street Seaport, Water Taxi Beach, Pier 17. Tickets: $175. Details and purchase tickets online.

Sunday, September 19

• Safe Horizon: "Safe Horizon Day." The Mets play against the Atlanta Braves. Watch the game from one of the air-conditioned Empire Party Suites. Buffet meal and open bar. Funds raised will help give families facing crisis the resources they need to recover their lives. Tickets: $225. Details and purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, September 21

• New Yorkers for Children: "Eleventh Annual Fall Gala" at Cipriani 42. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner, live auction, entertainment and dancing to follow. Black Tie. Tickets: $1,000 (limited availability). Details from 212-867-1117.

Wednesday, September 22

• New York Philharmonic: "Opening Night Gala and Concert" at Avery Fisher Hall. Cocktail reception at 6:00 p.m. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by dinner. Gala Chairmen: Judith M. and Russell L. Carson and Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr. Executive Vice Chairmen: Paul Calello, Agnes and Gerald L. Hassell, and Mark A. Hayek. Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the U.S. Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Symphony No. 3, Swing Symphony, a New York Philharmonic Co-Commission, performed jointly by the Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The Orchestra will also perform R. Strauss’s Don Juan and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Details from 212-875-5757 or fordc@nyphil.org.

Thursday, September 23

• Human Security Association: "Power of Muze Concert" at Bohemian National Hall. Co-Chairs: Aleksandra Slowinska, Geoffrey Bradfield, Marie Samuels and Kimberly Guilfoyle. Tickets: $150. Details from 212-439-0049 or info@shinadvisors.com.

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• Russian Children's Welfare Society: "Benefit Gala--Celebrating Olympic Heroes of the Past, Present and Future" at Bonhams Auction House. A fusion of sports, fashion, art and philanthropy commemorating Russia's winning bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Event proceeds will be designated towards sports equipment for the orphanages and other initiatives. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, fashion presentation, photo and art exhibit, and silent auction. Details from 212-473-6263 or main@rcws.org.

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• Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: "4th Annual Dinner & Auction Benefit" at Cipriani, Wall Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert. Details from michelle@ironmatt.org, 914-714-4564 or online.

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• For the benefit of Citymeals-on-Wheels: "The Joy of Sake" at 82 Mercer, 82 Mercer Street. Sake and appetizers. Details and purchase tickets online.

Monday, September 27

• Phipps Community Development Corporation: "Community Builder Awards Dinner" celebrating leadership and contributions in building New York City communities, honoring MaryAnne Gilmartin and Lynn Pike. 6:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 583 Park Avenue. Funds raised help to support and strengthen its network of education, job-directed, and community programs. Tickets: $1,000. Details and purchase tickets online.

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• Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis: "25th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner" at the Waldorf-Astoria. More than 800 items will be on display for purchase starting at 5:30 p.m., with the dinner and awards presentation starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets:  $850.  Details from 305-243-4656, 212-245-6570 or purchase tickets online. 

Tuesday, September 28

• Health Advocates for Older People: "25th Anniversary Gala Benefit" at the University Club. Highlighting the celebration will be the presentation of 2010's New York Treasures, a Health Advocates' tradition that honors those who make significant contributions to New York City. This year's honorees are Mathilda Cuomo, Johanna Garfield, and Dr. W. Shain Schley. Details from 212-980-1700 or online.

Wednesday, September 29

• Carnegie Hall: "Opening Night Gala." Reception at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria at 8:30 p.m. Black Tie. Tickets: $1,500 ($800 for pre-concert reception and concert only). Details from 212-903-9679.

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• Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City: "Seventh Annual Fete de Swifty" hosted by Mayor Bloomberg. East 73rd Street (entrance at 73rd and Lexington Avenue). 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Fete raises funds to support the NYC Family Justice Center Initiative and the New York City Housing Authority’s youth programs. Tickets: $350. Details from 212-788-7794 or purchase tickets online.

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• National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy: "Benefit Gala" celebrating Alexander Hamilton and the nearly completed restoration of his “sweet project,” Hamilton Grangen, his 208-year old country home in Harlem, reopening next spring, 6:30 p.m. Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall Street. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 212-668-2776.

Thursday, September 30

• Children of the City: "2010 Benefit Gala" with Guest of Honor, Hugh Jackman, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and producer, and special Guests: David Tyree, former NY Giant wide receiver and Pro Bowl special teams player, and Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, New York. Music, dancing and food. 6:30 p.m.: Cocktails. 7:30 p.m.: Reception. Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers.  Children of the City responds to the critical needs of families coping with trauma, abuse and delinquency. Details from 212-672-0509 or info@saxtongroupltd.com.

Wednesday, September 15

• American Legacy Foundation--Legacy for Health, Young Professionals Committee: "10 years of Truth" at Touch, 240 West 52nd Street. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing and a silent auction. All proceeds go to directly benefit Legacy’s work to eradicate tobacco as our nation’s leading cause of preventable death. Tickets: $60. Details and purchase tickets online or 212 584-5741.

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• Center Against Domestic Violence: "Rock for Relationships" with food, music and cocktails at Arlene's Grocery, 25 Stanton Street. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Performance by Jim Wolf at 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $45. Details from dambrusko@centeragainstdv.org, 718-254-9134, ext. 127 or purchase tickets online.

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• Bowery Mission Young Philanthropists: "Summer's End Garden Party" at St. Mark's Church, 131 East 10th Street. Raffle, music, wine tasting,  craft ales and snacks. 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Tickets: $35 ($30 at the door). Details and purchase tickets online.

Thursday, September 23

• Young Collectors Council of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for the benefit of the YCC Acquisitions Fund: "YCC Art Affair--Chinatown 2010" a downtown party at  James Fuentes LLC, 55 Delancey Street, hosted by YCC Co-Chairs Noreen K. Ahmad, Astrid Hill, and Dan Tanzilli, celebrating artists Lizzi Bougatsos and Jonas Mekas. 9:00 p.m. – midnight. Tickets: $250 ($200 for members). Details and purchase tickets online.

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• WGIRLS' NYC for the benefit of Odyssey House: "First Fall Fling and 4th Annual Bachelor and Bachelorette Auction" at Highline Ballroom. One hour sponsored open bar. Details online.

Friday, September 24

• Hope Lodge NYC: "ShowHope Fall Event 2010" at Cassa Hotel and Residences, 70 West 45th Street, showcasing a luxury Manhattan triplex featuring the work of top designers, from 8:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Themed cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, raffle prizes, and music from a live DJ spinning all night long. Tickets: $125. Details and purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, September 29

• Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City: "Seventh Annual Fete de Swifty" hosted by Mayor Bloomberg. East 73rd Street (entrance at 73rd and Lexington Avenue). 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Fete raises funds to support the NYC Family Justice Center Initiative and the New York City Housing Authority’s youth programs. Junior Leader Ticket: $150 (under 40 years of age; limited number available). Details from 212-788-7794 or purchase tickets online.

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• Services for the Underserved Young Leadership Council: "Third Annual Octoberfest" at the Brooklyn Brewery, with unlimited beer and barbecue and music by DJ Shawnee. Tickets: $40. Details from japerez@susinc.org, 917-408-1634 or purchase tickets online.

Thursday, September 30

• Nazaneen Toloui Foundation: "Second Annual Orland and Afghan Hands Fundraiser" at Longchamp Soho, 132 Spring Street. A selection of intricately embroidered shawls and scarves made by the woman of Afghan Hands will be available for purchase. Live auction. DJ Patrick. Afghan Hands was founded to allow Afghan widows to get an education and earn a decent wage, enabling them to support their families and gain independence. Cocktail Attire. Tickets: $125. Details and purchase tickets online.

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