Sunday, November 2

• New York Musical Theatre Festival: "Annual Benefit." Details to follow from 212-664-0979.

Monday, November 3

• Lung Cancer Research Foundation: "Third Annual Lung Cancer Awareness Luncheon and Lecture" at the the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Noon. Master of Ceremonies: Sapna Parikh, M.D., Medical Reporter, Fox 5 News. Guest Speaker: James R. Rigas, M.D., Director, Comprehensive Thoracic Oncology Program, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Presentation: "The Global Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Historical View." Awards: Inaugural Presentation of the 2008 LCRF Scientific Merit Award to Rachel M.A. Linger, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. Co-chairs: Laurie C. Carson and Kimberly Kravis Schulhof. Tickets: $250. Details from 212-678-0231.

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• Starlight Children's Foundation: "19th Annual Celebrity Sports Auction" at Madison Square Garden. 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Open Bar. Silent Auction. Food. Athletes. Special Celebrity Guests. Award Presentation. Live Auction. Details from 212-354-2878.

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• Worldwide Orphans Foundation: "Fourth Annual Benefit Gala--'Every Child Ought to Know: What Love Is, What Health Is, What Childhood Is'" honoring the Honorable Dr. Samuel Assefa, Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S., for Ethiopia's partnership with WWO; and Lois Whitman, for her work as Executive Director, Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Division in advocating for the rights of the world's most vulnerable children. Cipriani Wall Street. WWO is dedicated to transforming the lives of orphaned children around the world. Details from 646-290-8211 or 516-869-6610.

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• Association to Benefit Children: "Sixth Annual 'Thanks for Giving' Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet" prepared by New York chefs. Live and Silent Auctions. Live Music. 6:00 p.m. Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway at West 121st Street. Tickets: $125. Details from 212-845-3823.

Wednesday, November 5

• Indo-American Arts Council: "MIAAC Film Festival 2008: Opening Night Celebration--Heaven on Earth" at Lincoln Center Jazz, 60th Street & Broadway. 6:00 p.m.: Red Carpet. National Anthems: Chandrika Tandon. 7:00 p.m.: Welcome address: Aroon Shivdasani. Screening of Deepa Mehta’s Heaven in Earth, Rose Theatre. 9:00 p.m.: Post-screening discussion with Director & cast. 9:30 p.m.: Gala Benefit Dinner, Allen Room. Tickets: $500 (screening, discussion and gala dinner; $250 screening, discussion and cocktails). Details from 212-594-3685 online.

Thursday, November 6

• Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center: "83rd Anniversary Dinner & Dance" at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.  Awards, Dinner and Dancing at 7:30 p.m. Presenting the Legacy Award to Dr. & Mrs. Samuel V. Dunkell, the Distinguished Public Service Award to Councilman Lewis Fidler, and the President's Award to Kenneth Schwartz, M.D. Tickets: $500. Details from 718-604-5479.

Monday, November 9

• The New Group: "2008 Gala Benefit" honoring Ethan Hawke at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers. Dinner, entertainment and special guests. Details from 212-244-3380, ext. 314.

Monday, November 10

• Guggenheim Museum: "2008 Guggenheim International Gala." Details from 212-360-4255.

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• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: "Fall Gala" with cocktails and dinner at Avery Fisher Hall followed by a performance of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" by the Kirov Orchestra. Details from 212-875-5460.

Tuesday, November 11

• Asia Society: "Annual Dinner--Climate Heroes" at the Grand Ballroom, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Reception at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7:30 p.m.  Details from 212-327-9235.

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• Municipal Art Society: "Benefit Dinner" honoring Kent L. Barwick at the Seagram Building. Cocktails at 7:00 p.m. Dinner at 8:00 p.m. on the Plaza. Details from 212-972-2268 or tmevents@inch.com.

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• Tribeca Film Institute: "Quantum of Solace Screening" at Loews Lincoln Square, followed by a dinner party immediately following the screening at Tavern on the Green. Cocktail Attire. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 212-941-3891.

Wednesday, November 12

• Museum of Arts & Design: "Visionaries! 2008" at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers. Details from 212-956-3535 or online.

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• American Australian Association: "Benefit." Details from 212-338-6860, ext 202.

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• South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation: "36th SoBRO Anniversary Gala and Silent Auction" at the New York Hilton. Cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by a silent auction of jewelry, arts and celebrity sports packages, dinner and awards presentation at 7:30 p.m. Dancing. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 718-723-7524.

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• BAM: "2008 Next Wave Gala"  which honors the Harkness Center for Dance. 7:00 p.m.: Performance of Amjad by the Montreal-based La La La Human Steps. Pre-show cocktails at 6:00 p.m. and a post-show dinner with the performers starting at approximately 9:00 p.m. Pre-show cocktails take place in the BAM Lepercq Space, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn. The post-show dinner will take place at Skylight, 275 Hudson Street, Manhattan. Gary G. Lynch and Nora Ann Wallace & Jack Nusbaum are the Next Wave Gala Chairs. Tickets: $1,500 (for an annual Producers Council Membership, which includes a pair of Gala tickets for the entire evening; $400 per couple for the cocktail reception and performance only). Details from 718-636-4182.

Thursday, November 13

• Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club: "Gala Cocktail Reception" showcasing Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Performers and special performance by the Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers, at the Ailey Studios, the Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 West 55th Street. Details from 718-893-8600, ext. 245.

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• Best Buddies International: "Friend-Ships on the Hudson" onboard the Forbes's private yacht, "The Highlander." Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Set sail at 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Return to port at 9:00 p.m. Auction. Chelsea Piers, Pier 60. Cocktail Attire. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 305-374-2233, ext. 217.

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• Visiting Nurse Service of New York: "2008 Benefit" at the Waldorf-Astoria. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and dancing at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $750 ($300 for Junior Tickets, 35 and under). Details from 212-609-1565.

Saturday, November 15

• White Nights Foundation of America: "2008 White Nights Gala" celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Valery Gergiev as Artistic and General Director of the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre. Cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Concert and dinner at 7:30 p.m. American Museum of Natural History. 212-757-9632. Tickets: $1500.

Tuesday, November 18

• Alliance for the Arts Supporting the Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Fellowship for Public Policy and the Arts: "Friends of the Arts Party" at Christie’s. Cocktails, music and private viewing of Christie's fall sale of Latin American art. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tickets $100. Details from 212-947-6340.

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• RxArt: "The Party" at the Milk Gallery, 450 West 15th Street, honoring Jeff Koons. Co-Chairs: Larry Gagosian, Antonio Homem, Sonnabend Gallery Lazaro Hernandez & Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler. 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction. Festive Attire. Tickets: $250. Details and purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, November 19

• Afghanistan World Foundation: "International Ambassadors Ball" at the Plaza Hotel, honoring Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, who will be presented with the Freedom Award. Natalie Cole will perform. Proceeds from this event will be used to develop a national Mobile Medical and Surgical Clinic program in cooperation with the Afghanistan Ministry of Health. Details from 508-277-8556.

Thursday, November 20

• Cardiovascular Research Foundation: "Second Annual Pulse of The City Gala" honoring heart surgeon and researcher Eric A. Rose, M.D. at Gotham Hall. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing. Co-Chairs: Martin B. Leon, M.D. and Gregg W. Stone, M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Foundation is an independent, academically-focused non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease by advancing the development and use of safe and effective minimally invasive methods for diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease. Tickets: $1,000 (Junior Committee Tickets: $250). Details from 212-851-9187 or idamhuis@crf.org.

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• Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation: "Collaborating for a Cure Concert" featuring Steely Dan. Also performing: The Lost Trailers. 10:00 p.m. 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue. Open Bar. Business Attire. Tickets: $300 (tickets are limited and will not be available at the door). Details and purchase tickets online.

Friday, November 28 - Sunday, November 30

• Parrish Art Museum: "Parrish Presents" opens with a Preview Cocktail Party on Friday, November 28. Market, gift boutique and silent auction. Tickets: $150 (Friend Non-Member Tickets; $125 Friend Member Tickets).  5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The halls open to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, November 29, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $7 (Children under 18 free). Details from 631-283-2118.

Monday, November 3

• New York Public Library: "2008 Young Lions Disco Party" in the Celeste Bartos Forum at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Dancing, drinks, and dessert. 9 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Disco Attire or Black Tie. Tickets: $250 ($200 for Young Lions Members). Details from 212-930-0856 or YoungLionsDance@nypl.org.

Wednesday, November 12

• Junior Committee of Children of Bellevue: "Cheers for Children" at the Pink Elephant, 527 West 27th Street. Sponsored Drinks. Light Fare. Dancing. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Tickets: $75 (in advance; $85 at the door). Details from 212-562-4130.

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• Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Fifth Annual Apollo Circle Benefit" in the Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing. 9:00 p.m. - midnight. Dancing, cocktails, and dessert. Black Tie and All That Glitters. Tickets: $275 ($175 for Apollo Circle members). Details from apollo.circle@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2371.

Although we endeavor to maintain the accuracy of the listings, locations, prices and times should always be confirmed with the sponsoring organization.

Master Calendar of Charity Benefits, Parties & Events in New York

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