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South Fork Natural History Museum  The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, known as SOFO, will hold its 37th Annual Summer Gala Benefit at the museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday, July 11th, 2026, from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. This year’s gala, themed “Celebrate the Power of Our Natural World: Protecting Our Planet’s Living Waters & Lands,” will support the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center‘s environmental education, museum programming, conservation initiatives and community outreach. The evening will bring together conservation leaders, philanthropists, civic supporters and Hamptons guests for one of the East End’s signature summer benefits. The 2026 honorees include Fabien Cousteau, renowned aquanaut, ocean conservationist and documentary filmmaker; Bernadette Castro, esteemed civic leader and environmental advocate; Louise and Stephen Pesce, devoted supporters of conservation and community initiatives; and Jean Shafiroff, advocate, philanthropist...

  DREAM GALA The Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ACE) and its founder Henry Buhl will welcome guests to the annual Dream Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City on Thursday, October 9th, 2025. The evening will raise critical funds to support ACE’s programs that provide job readiness training, work experience, and long-term support services to help New Yorkers overcome homelessness and reclaim independence. The black-tie evening will begin with cocktails at followed by dinner and a program hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Cynthia McFadden. This year’s Gala Honorees are Henry Hay and Andrew Torrey, recognized for their leadership and commitment to creating opportunities for vulnerable communities. Guests will also be treated to a special musical performance by Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday, best known as the original “Dream Girl.” Her performance underscores the spirit of resilience and hope that defines ACE’s ...

  NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION The New York Women’s Foundation will host its annual Neighborhood Dinner at Industry City in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 9th, 2025, celebrating bold leadership and honoring five extraordinary women who are transforming lives and building stronger communities across New York City. Held under the theme “Powering Forward, Together,” this year’s event shines a light on the collective strength of women changemakers and grassroots leaders working toward a more just and equitable future, starting in their own neighborhoods. Since 1994, the Neighborhood Dinner has been a beloved tradition. It brings New Yorkers together to uplift visionary local leaders and invest in community-rooted change. The 2025 honorees reflect Brooklyn’s deep well of creativity, care, and resilience. The 2025 Honorees are: Neighborhood Leadership Awards Linda Goode Bryant is a New York-based artist, educator, and activist whose multidisciplinary career spans founding the pioneering ga...

  Chevy Chase And Christie Brinkley  The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) is proud to announce its Sweet 16th Unconditional Love Gala, a premier summer event celebrating compassion, community, and animal welfare. The gala will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 6:00pm at an exclusive private estate on Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, NY. This year’s gala honors Alison Eastwood—actor, director, and founder of the Eastwood Ranch Foundation Animal Rescue—as the Animal Welfare Honoree. In addition, the Compassion to Action Award will be presented to Jayni and Chevy Chase by iconic model and activist Christie Brinkley, recognizing their dedication to animal advocacy. The evening will be hosted by comedians Hannah Berner and Des Bishop, bringing their signature humor and heart to the stage. As the Shelter prepares for an unprecedented closure this fall to undergo much needed renovations and facility improvements, this year’s gala is set to be the biggest yet, with gre...

  Jean Shafiroff With Chuck Scarborough And Ellen Scarborough Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff  set to co-chair  the Southampton History Museum's Halsey House  Gala with Honoree Chuck Scarborough  Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff will co-host  the Southampton History Museum's Halsey House  Gala honoring NBC's Chuck Scarborough  on July 6, 2024 in Southampton, New York. Businessman Doug Halsey will co-chair along with Jean Shafiroff . The highly anticipated Halsey House Gala  will celebrate local history, culture, and the start of the 2024 Hampton's summer.   Guest of honor, Chuck Scarborough, is marking a milestone of 50 years at WNBC this year . The event celebrates Chuck Scarborough's many contributions to American journalism and Southampton as part of the Lake Agawam Conservancy. Spend an evening on the grounds of one of the oldest dwellings in New York State while dancing under the stars to live music. Enjoy a selection of exquisite h...

  Billy Alsbrooks The motivational artist’s visions and messages found in inspirational videos will go IRL on stage with uplifting shows across the nation. Billy Alsbrooks has started his 2023 ‘Blessed and Unstoppable Tour’ and is coming to Washington DC on Saturday, February 4th 2023. Tickets are on sale now for the landmark seminar that will take place at the Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf (480 L’enfant Plaza, Southwest Washington DC 20024) at 1:00 p.m. Tickets and additional information can be found at: https://bit.ly/3H4o9zT The profound and prolific work of Billy has led to him being one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the world. With a unique style of uplifting inspiration backed by masterful artistry and music, he is known around the world for being a champion for mankind and soaring example of how one can overcome the most difficult of life’s challenges. “The way you handle crises, trials and tribulations will reveal to the world who you rea...

    The White Blacks (New York City, NY) Following a highly-successful run that was halted in its final days by the outbreak of COVID in March 2020, The White Blacks triumphantly returns to the stage for a limited time, bringing their Production back to Theater for the New City. Featuring a cast of 18 actors who present a traditional Southern “Creole” family in New Orleans, the play tells the story of playwright Melanie Maria Goodreaux’s aunties who left the city to “pass for white” and the family left behind. Told with humor and heart, the playwright exposes a common but largely untold story of “light-skinned” Black people in the South. While set in the seventies, audiences recognize modern themes of what constitutes “enough” when it comes to color and race, “cancel culture,” the path to authenticity, and the complexities of family. THE PLOT: In 1970s New Orleans, a Black “Creole” family is torn apart by members who ‘pass for white’ while others build Black Power and the mat...

Jean And Martin Shafiroff Power couple Jean Shafiroff and Martin Shafiroff will once again co-chair the Southampton African Museum's  Summer Benefit to be held on July 28, 2022 at Blu Mar in Southampton, New York.  They  will chair this along with Aisha Christian and Martin Steifman .   Last year's event was a sold out event and boasted a sophisticated group of supporters including public officials , business leaders , celebrities and those who wanted to show their interest in supporting the museum.  Tickets are now on sale on the museum's website and begin at $150 and go up to $10,000.  To purchase tickets  go to www.saamuseum.org About the Southampton African American Museum  The Southampton African American Museum first opened its doors  on Juneteenth  2021. The mission of the museum is to promote an understanding and appreciation of African American culture by creating programs that will preserve the past, encourage learning and enha...

  Jean Shafiroff With Denise Rich, Star Jones & Silvia Frieser   The Viennese Opera Ball - the oldest and most prestigious outside of Vienna - will hold its annual celebration for the 66th year on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City under the auspices of the U.S. Austrian Chamber of Commerce. This gala will benefit the music therapy program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with support from Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. The Gala chairs for the evening will be philanthropist Jean Shafiroff and Denise Rich. The vice chairs will be Sylvia Hemingway and Peter Thomas Roth. Top opera stars Donata d'Annunzio Lombardi, Carolina López Moreno, Iurii Samoilov, and Johanna Will have been confirmed to perform at the 66th Viennese Opera Ball, with opera star Nadine Sierra joining as Honorary Guest. The annual white tie charity gala honors Austria and America's cultural and economic ties, uniting two continents, two cities, and two ...

Moby Rich HOT TICKET: Moby Rich are coming to Brooklyn Steel on October 29th opening for Matt Maeson and in support of their recent release of their single “Loser” which will be featured on the upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Soundtrack in theaters October 15th. ABOUT MOBY RICH LA two-piece Moby Rich turn melancholy song craft into bold, pop hooks and visuals. The pair—Maxwell Joseph and Connor Pledger—relocated to LA in 2015 from Indianapolis and Atlanta respectively in search of, well, anything. In a moment of synergy, Connor began attending open mic nights around the town in which Maxwell was living. The pair serendipitously met, began writing together, and realized an identifiable sound between the two them. Writing the majority of their tracks on acoustic guitar, they sing every song in unison, a sort of whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-parts attitude, which speaks volumes of their close, almost twin-like, friendship. The first insight into Moby Rich’s unique...

Dinosaurs After Dark LEONIA, N.J., — Parents looking for a fun fall family-friendly activity should check out Dinosaurs After Dark at Field Station: Dinosaurs, open every Friday and Saturday night through Oct. 26th! Even the herbivores can look pretty scary when encountered during the Tyrannosaurus Hunt, a lantern-lit walking tour of the outdoor adventure park with 33 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs lead by one of Field Station’s fearless Dinosaur Wranglers. “Sure, traditional fall activities like hayrides and pumpkin picking are great photo opportunities but this is an experience that kids will be talking about years from now,” said Guy Gsell, Executive Director for Field Station: Dinosaurs. “It’s a really unique way to enjoy the park, even for people that have already visited during the day.” Dinosaurs After Dark visitors can also enjoy games at the Mesozoic Midway, a campfire sing-along, roasted marshmallows and hot chocolate, as well as the Cretaceous Costume...

Jean Shafiroff Diego Luna On Tuesday, October 15, Surgeons of Hope (SoH) will be holding their 7th Annual Charity Galaat the prestigious JW Marriott Essex House, where they will honor Diego Luna, star of Narcos: Mexico and Star Wars: Rogue One, Mexican heart throb and Surgeons of Hope Heart Ambassador, and Publicis Groupe Supervisory Board Chairman Maurice Lévy. The evening, chaired by Jean Shafiroff, includes cocktails, a coveted auction collection, a three-course meal of contemporary French cuisine with exquisite wine pairings at the iconic Essex House overlooking Central Park, and exciting entertainment from Latin dance group Baila Conmigo. The event will showcase SoH’s lifesaving work with babies and children in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Paraguay and celebrate the efforts of these two extraordinary philanthropists. The evening will culminate with an electrifying performance by Baila Conmigo – the high-energy Latin dance group that recently toured with Jennifer L...

Avery Sommers Broadway Actress Avery Sommers Will Be In Town To Do The Cabaret Convention (October 31st) and appears at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in an afternoon of a wonderful combination of love songs, Broadway Songs and a great medley of memorable 60’s song ! She will be joined by Tom Hubbard on bass, Don Kelly on percussion, and Musical Director Dana. P. Rowe*. $30.00 cover/ $15.00 Food Drink minimum *Dana P. Rowe is an American musical theater composer whose works have been performed internationally with productions in London’s West End (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Prince of Wales, The Donmar Warehouse), Russia, Czech Republic, Japan (including Tokyo’s Imperial Garden Theatre), Germany, Australia, New York City, São Paulo, Brazil and Slovenia. Much of his work has been written with lyricist John Dempsey. With Dempsey, he wrote the music for Zombie Prom (1995),The Fix (directed by Sam Mendes, 1997),and the stage adaptation of John Updike's The Witches of Ea...

Emma White Rising pop and country star Emma White announced today upcoming performances in New York City and Southampton. The songstress, who will be releasing her next EP on Tuesday, September 20, 2019, will take the stage at Prohibition NYC Live Music Bar & Lounge in New York City on Thursday, August 22, 2019 beginning at 8 p.m. EST, and Southampton Social Club in Southampton NY on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 5 p.m. EST. White recently released critically-acclaimed single, “Ten Year Town.” Described as an “acoustic ballad [that] hits home [and pulls] at the heartstrings of anyone who’s moved to middle Tennessee with songs in their head and stars in their eyes” (Rolling Stone), “Ten Year Town” is making waves in Nashville for its honest portrayal of White's struggle to make it in music. It received praise from NPR, Billboard and Refinery29, who called the tune “...a heartbreaker, but wow, did someone need to write it.” In addition to featuring her strong vocals,...

David Morse Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) and Daryl Roth, Cody Lassen, The Dodgers in association with the Vineyard Theatre are thrilled to announce the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel, with original stars Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse, directed by Mark Brokaw. How I Learned to Drive will begin previews on Friday, March 27, 2020 prior to a Wednesday, April 22, 2020 opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The thrilling Broadway premiere of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece How I Learned to Drive reunites the two original stars with their award-winning director for a new production. Tony Award® winner Mary-Louise Parker (Proof) and Tony nominee David Morse (The Iceman Cometh) head the cast of this remarkably timely and moving memory play about a woman coming to terms with a charismatic uncle who impacts ...

Mean Girls National Tour Mean Girls, the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film, is pleased to announce the actresses who will launch the First National Tour as “The Plastics”. Newcomer singer-songwriter Mariah Rose Faith will lead the trio as Regina George with Wicked national tour alum Megan Masako Haley as Gretchen Wieners and Mean Girls original Broadway ensemble member Jonalyn Saxer stepping into the role of Karen Smith. The Mean Girls National Tour launches on September 21 in Buffalo, NY. The full tour route . Mean Girls features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond; and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. New York Magazine calls Mean Girls “HILARIOUS! A smart, splashy new musical tha...

Sally Field WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. Recipients to be honored at the 42nd annual national celebration of the arts are: R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, children’s television program Sesame Street, and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas. “The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates icons who, through their artistry, have left an indelible stamp on our collective cultural consciousness,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein. “Earth, Wind & Fire’s hooks and grooves are the foundation of a seminal style that continues to shape our musical landscape; Sally Field has brought us unforgettable characters, both joyous and poignant, for more than five decades; Linda Ronstadt is the defining voice of a generation, spanning genres, la...