A list of events for the months of September and October 2007 follows.
This information is supplied as a public service, and does not necessarily comprise an endorsement of the identified activity, candidate, charity, club, meeting, organization or topic. All information is believed to be accurate as of the original publication date of this blog post.
Readers are advised to independently verify event particulars -- including admission fees or other requirements -- with the respective hosts. Unless otherwise indicated, all events take place in Manhattan.
Saturday, September 15, 2007, NAACP Mid-Manhattan Branch's Sixth Annual Freedom Fund Benefit Luncheon at the Marina del Rey in Throgs Neck. 11:30am reception, 12:30-4:30pm luncheon with music and dancing (Warren Daniels Band). Bus transportation available at $15. Ticket price: $95. RSVP by to 212 749 2323.
Monday, September 17, 2007, 5-7pm, LGBT Community salutes Dick Gottfried at fundraiser at Restaurant Florent, 69 Gansevoort Street (2 blocks south of 14th Street and 3 blocks West of 8th Ave). Contribution requested : $50 and up.
Thursday, September 20, 2007, 7:00pm, Reception for Elizabeth Edwards (wife of Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards) at the Essex House, 160 Central Park South, Suite 2801. Contribution requested : $250 and up. (Those contributing $500 or more will receive an autographed copy of Edwards's book, Saving Graces.) RSVP: Michael Miller at 212-545-7000 or Patrick Pavone at 919-636-4971.
Monday, September 24, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm, MBBA 2007-2008 Installation ceremony at TIAA CREF, 730 Third Avenue, between 45th and 46th Streets. Free Admission. RSVP: MetropolitanBlackBar@yahoo.com or 212 964-1645.
Monday, September 24, 2007, 6 to 8 P.M., Event to retire Manzano 2005 campaign debt at Charley O's, 713 8th Avenue (Corner of 45th Street). Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Please make checks or money orders (no credit cards) payable to: MANZANO 2005, 321 W. 44th Street, Rm. 203B, New York, NY 10036. For additional information, contact: carlos@manzano.org .
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 6-10pm, Stonewall Democratic Club's 2nd Annual Women's Awards honoring Liz Abzug, Kate Bornstein, and Las Buenas Amigas, at Henrietta Hudson, 438 Hudson Street. Tickets $35 in advance (purchase using Paypal at www.SDNYC.org) or $40 at door. RSVP to kurland@kurlandassociates.com
Monday, October 1, 2007, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Cocktail Party with hors d'oeuvres prepared by famed Executive Chef David Burke in honor of New York State Assembly Member, Jonathan L. Bing, at the home of Sally Minard 133 East 62nd Street. Tickets $250 and up. To RSVP, please call Arthur Leopold at 212-628-BING (2464), or via e-mail at: RSVP@Bing2008.com , or go to: www.Bing2008.com and click on "Contribute."
Monday, October 1, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Dinner with Assemblyman Bing and Chef Burke, with specially prepared five-course tasting menu at david burke & donatella restaurant, 133 East 61st Street. $2,000 Head Table with Chef Burke and Assemblyman Bing (includes cocktail party and personally signed cookbook from Chef Burke); $1,500 Guest (includes cocktail party at Minard home). Limited to 30 people. Please make your dinner reservation by September 20 to ensure availability. To RSVP, please contact Arthur Leopold at 212-628-BING (2464), or e-mail RSVP@Bing2008.com , or go to www.Bing2008.com and click on "Contribute."
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm, join Governor Spitzer for the New York Dems Fall Gala at the Broad Street Ballroom, 41 Broad Street. Tickets:$500 and up. RSVP to Rebecca Leal at (212)725-8825 or RebeccaL@nydems.org
Thursday, October 4, 2007, 7:00 p.m., Forum on Future of Transportation on Upper East Side at Brown Gardens Community Room, 225 East 93rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Hon. Liz Krueger and Micah Kellner to speak, among others. Refreshments to follow.
Monday, October 22, 2007, 6-9pm, Jewish Lawyers Guild Membership Cocktail Party and Installation Event at Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, 172 Norfolk Street. Music, open bar and buffet. Anticipated Couvert: $100.