Monday, June 1

• American Theatre Wing: "Spring Gala" at Cipriani 42nd Street. 6:30 p.m. Details from 212-765-0606, ext. 302.

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• Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter: "Spring Into Summer" honoring Stephanie Guest, Past NCS Board President, at Punch Restaurant, 913 Broadway (between 20th and 21st Streets). Food and drinks, entertainment and auction. Tickets: $350 ($50 for young professionals). Details from 800-807-1787, Lhinden@rcspr.com or purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, June 3

• Association for Community Employment for the Homeless benefiting the SoHo and TriBeCa Partnerships: "A.C.E Award Dinner 2009" at 6:00 p.m. at Guastavino's Restaurant. Dinner. Gala Chairs: Sara Herbert-Galloway and Barry Klarberg. Tickets: $1,000 ($395 for 40 and under). Details from 212-274-0100, ext. 10.

Thursday, June 4

• CancerCare: "Under the Sea Gala" honoring "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn. 6:00 p.m.: Reception and Silent Auction. 7:30 p.m.: Dinner and Live Auction. Tickets: $375 ($275 for guests 39 and under). Details from mfoley@cancercare.org or purchase tickets online.

Sunday, June 7

• The New England Society: “Gramercy Park Civil War Walking Tour and Afternoon Tea” begins outside the Church of Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street at 2:00 p.m. and ends with tea at Amai Tea and Bake Shop, 3rd Avenue between 16th and 17th at 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $35 ($30 for NES members). Details from nes@nesnyc.org or 212-752-1938.

Monday, June 8

• Voices of September 11th: "2nd Annual Fundraising Event--Always Remember" with keynote speaker, President Bill Clinton, to benefit the 9/11 Living Memorial Project. Cocktail Reception. Silent Auction. Entertainment. Pier Sixty, 23rd Street and the Hudson River. Tickets: $250. Details from 203-966-3911 or purchase tickets online.

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• Citymeals-on-Wheels: "Street & Savory" a Global Street Food Festival, featuring chefs from around the U.S. at Rockefeller Center. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $600. Details from 212-687-1290.

Tuesday, June 9

• American Cancer Society: "Eat, Drink & Be Hopeful" a wine and food tasting from Brooklyn restaurants, at Design Within Reach Studio, 76 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights. 6:00 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tickets, $100. Details from 800-227-2345. or purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, June 10

• Wildlife Conservation Society: "Gala ‘09." Cocktails by the sea lion pool and in the viewing area of the new snow leopard exhibit, and dinner under the stars with the penguins and polar bears. Event Chairs: Allison and Leonard Stern. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and dancing at 8:00 p.m. Central Park Zoo. Black Tie. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 212-921-9070, ext. 14 or wcs@thejfmgroup.com.

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• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York: "When You Wish Upon a Star-- Annual Gala" at Cipriani Wall Street. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. 2009 Honoree: Tom Glocer, Chief Executive Thomson Reuters. Music by the Marianne Bennett Orchestra. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dancing. Live auction. Black Tie Optional. Tickets: $500. Details from 212-957-9474 or aepstein@metrony.wish.org.

Thursday, June 11

• Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization: "2nd Annual Renewable Energy Award Gala Dinner" at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room. Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and awards at 7:00 p.m. The IREO Renewable Energy Award is a global awards program designed to recognize those at the forefront of energy innovation. Tickets: $500. Details from 212-206-6633.

Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2009

• Parrish Art Museum: "25th Annual Landscape Pleasures" the Parrish’s annual horticultural event. Explore private East End gardens. Explore the vivid world of “Color” at the Saturday morning symposium featuring noted landscape and design experts. Landscape Pleasures Benefactors, Patrons and Sponsors will be hosted at a special cocktail party at an exclusive estate on Saturday evening. Co-Chairs: Leslie Rose Close, Lillian Cohen, Gale Drukier and Charlotte Moss. Details from 631-283-2118, ext. 42.

Sunday, June 14

• The New York City Ballet Dancers' Emergency Fund: "Dancers' Choice" a unique program, initiated by Peter Martins and conceived and supervised by Principal Dancer Jenifer Ringer, features 7 excerpts from NYCB's vast repertory, along with the season's only performance of Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie. The evening will also include a World Premiere by Principal Dancer Ashley Bouder. Tickets: $25 -$45. Details from 212-721-6500, the David H. Koch Theater Box Office or purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, June 16

• The New England Society: “Summer Solstice” cocktail party at the Mount Vernon House Museum and Garden, 421 East 61st Street, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. All proceeds help fund the NES Scholarship Program. Tickets: $75 ($65 for NES members). Details from nes@nesnyc.org or 212-752-1938.

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• The Museum of the City of New York: "Chairman's Leadership Award Dinner" honoring William H. Donaldson for his leadership in the realms of business, government, and academia, and saluting Richard A. Cook and Robert F. Fox Jr. as Gotham Giants. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Details from 212-534-1672, ext. 3325.

Wednesday, June 17

• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: "Benefit Dinner" celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Wright’s most iconic building at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Chairs: 60 Minutes anchor Mike Wallace, Fred P. Stratton, Jr. and Howard J. Weiner, M.D. The event will include a special tribute to those who have preserved Frank Lloyd’s Wright’s guiding principles, passionate spirit and innovative vision. Details from 866-425-4275 or fund@brourman.com.

Thursday, June 18

• The New Group: "3rd Annual Summer Wrap Party" at 8:00 p.m. at Tribeca Skyline Studios, 205 Hudson Street at Canal, 12th Floor. Tickets: $100 (in advance; $125 at the door). Details from 212-244-3380, ext. 314 or cristina@thenewgroup.org.

Saturday, June 20

• Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education: "Love Heals at Luna Farm" hosted by Charlotte Ronson. 276 Parsonage Lane, Sagaponack, New York. 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Tickets: $250 ($300 at the door). Details from 917-351-8683.

Monday, June 22

• Muscular Dystrophy Association: "A Taste of Down Under" (at Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton Street, South Street Seaport. 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Four hours of unlimited Australian and New Zealand food and wine. Cuisine prepared by New York City chefs, paired with brands from the vineyards and breweries of Down Under and across the country. Details from 212-689-9040 or purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, June 24

• National Audubon Society of New York: "Benefit." Details from jwells@audubon.org or 212-979-3034.

Monday, June 1

• Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter: "Spring Into Summer" honoring Stephanie Guest, Past NCS Board President, at Punch Restaurant, 913 Broadway (between 20th and 21st Streets). Food and drinks, entertainment and auction. Tickets: $350 ($50 for young professionals). Details from 800-807-1787, Lhinden@rcspr.com or purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, June 2

• Solar One--Green Energy, Arts & Education Center: "Revelry by the River" at Solar One, 23rd and the East River. Reception at 6:00 p.m. Awards at 7:00 p.m. Picnic supper to follow. Cocktails. Co-Chairmen: H. Hartley du Pont and Jane Steiner Hoffman. Tickets: $150. Details from 212-505-6050 or purchase tickets online.

Thursday, June 4

• Carnegie Hall Notables: "Fifth Annual Carnegie Hall Notable Occasion" at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall and Remi Restaurant. 7:30 p.m.: Private Performance. 9:00 p.m.: Reception. The program includes works by Haydn and Shostakovich performed by members of The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. Carnegie Hall Notables is Carnegie's membership group for people in their 20s and 30s who love music. Notables members are given access to experience all types of music – both traditional and contemporary - through exclusive events like the Notable Occasion, intimate discussions with world-famous composers and musicians, and invitations to music events throughout New York City.   Free for members of the Carnegie Hall Notables program. Details from notables@carnegiehall.org, 212-903-9734 or online.

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• Redlight Children Campaign: "Cocktail Event" at Japonais, 111 East 18th Street. 7:00 p.m. - midnight. Open bar from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Japonais' signature hors d'oeuvres. Tickets: $40 (in advance; $50 at the door).  Details and purchase tickets online.

Monday, June 8

• New York City Ballet: "Dance with the Dancers." Cancelled. 

Wednesday, June 10

• Wildlife Conservation Society: "An Evening at the Central Park Zoo." Cocktails, buffet dining, and dancing. Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Belfer, Mary Dailey Pattee, and Diana Townsend-Butterworth. 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Tickets: $175. Details from 212-921-9070, ext. 17 or wcs@thejfmgroup.com.

Thursday, June 11

• Merchant's House Museum: "Hoopla! Rooftop Party" celebrating fifty years of the Hula Hoop at the Central Park Arsenal, Fifth Avenue at 64th Street. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Cocktails, canapés, hoop dancing under the stars, silent auction, and performances by the Gyronauts Hoop Troupe on the roof of the historic Arsenal overlooking Central Park. Dress: Cocktail ("Hoop Skirts" Optional). Tickets: $125 ($75 for under 30). Details from nyc1832@merchantshouse.org, 212-777-1089 or purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, June 16

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund: "2009 Annual Summer Cocktail Party" at Arena, 135 West 41st Street.  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Raffle. Live DJ.  Light hors d'oeuvres. Cash bar. Tickets: $50 ($40 for members). Details from 212-966-5932, ext. 212 or events@aaldef.org.

Wednesday, June 17

• Whitney Museum of American Art: "Whitney Art Party" at Skylight, 275 Hudson Street (at Spring Street). 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Music by Kid America. Dress: Downtown Dressed Up. Tickets: $250. Details and purchase tickets online.

Wednesday, June 24

• Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic: "Summer Benefit" with cocktails at 7:00 p.m. at Burberry, followed by dinner and dancing at 9:00 p.m. at Doubles. Jacket and tie. Tickets: $265 ($100 for cocktails only). Details from 212-875-5760.

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• Gen Art: "I ♥ Gen Art: 15th Anniversary Benefit" from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7 West 34th Street, 11th Floor. After helping support and nurture emerging talent for 15 years, Gen Art now desperately needs help. The next month is critical to Gen Art's survival. An evening celebrating and honoring those Gen Art had the pleasure of working with over the years. The evening will include an exhibition of original works graciously donated by over 60 artists. Attire: Downtown Cocktail. Tickets: $90. Details and purchase tickets online.

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• Lymphoma Research Foundation: "Summer Solstice Benefit Party" from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Westside Loft, 336 West 37th Street. Tickets:  $95 until June 17 at 1:00 p.m.; $125 until Jun 24 at 1:00 p.m.; $150 at the door, if available. Details and purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, June 30

• Redlight Children Campaign: "Benefit Concert" at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street. Open Bar: 6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Concert: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. After Party: 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Tickets: $75 - $120 (depending on number of tickets sold). Details from 212-724-3254 or rlcc.admin@gmail.com.

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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