Autumn is a season of fetching fall hues of gold and orange that perfectly reflect on the colorful calendar full of fantastic events.
OCC Road House and partners are hosting the first-ever “Salute to American Heroes” celebrity benefit concert for veterans. The star-studded evening on November 4 will be hosted by Rita Cosby, Emmy-Winning television host and daughter of a WWII prisoner of war. Musical performers include Grammy-nominated Jimmie Allen and U.S.A national recording artist Dave Bray. Other highlights of the evening include appearances by Paul Teutul Sr. of Orange County Choppers and Nate Boyer, Green Beret, former NFL player and actor. The event will be filmed and later broadcast on Discovery Channel and other national networks. For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3LYue46.
After four successful shows, renowned lifestyle entertaining expert and cookbook author Pamela Morgan brings her one-woman cabaret show back to The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, New York City on November 7. It will be a fun night of singing, dancing and lots of laughs for all those who attend. This will be Morgan’s fifth sell-out performance of her one-woman show. Morgan has teamed up with local cabaret legend Mark Nadler as her director. For information, visit: pamelamorganlifestyle.com.
Join the New York Women’s Foundation on November 15 for their annual Neighborhood Dinner in Queens at Flushing Town Hall. Celebrate the spectacular diversity of Queens and help honor exceptional women whose courage and leadership have transformed their Queens communities for women and families as The New York Women’s Foundation family comes together in Flushing for its annual Neighborhood Dinner. For more, visit nywf.org.
The 26th Annual Collaborating for A Cure Gala returns to Cipriani on Wall Street on November 16. Over the years, thousands have joined the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation celebration and have helped raise more than $50 million to fund some of the brightest minds in cancer research around the world. This year, funds will be directed toward the new SWCRF Mission Possible Grants. These highly competitive projects will help identify biomarkers such as longevity genes and epigenetic changes that play important roles in determining healthy lifespans and cancer risk. For more information, visit waxmancancer.org/gala.
Also taking place in the month of November is the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s (PCF) Annual New York Dinner. Last year, the 26th annual PCF event took place at landmark restaurant Daniel in New York City where singing sensation Idina Menzel gave a special musical performance. Over $4 million was raised to support its research program. The charitable organization founded by Michael Milken is dedicated to identifying and funding groundbreaking cancer research programs. For more information, visit pcf.org.
The return of Art Basel Miami Beach comes as the season changes. The annual affair has named the 277 galleries participating in its 2023 iteration, slated to run December 8 to 10, with preview days on December 6 and 7. The number represents a slight dip compared to 2022, during which a record-breaking 283 exhibitors participated. This year’s iteration will focus on the Latin American and Caribbean diasporic scenes and will feature galleries from Egypt, Iceland, the Philippines and Poland. The fair is led by Vincenzo de Bellis, Art Basel’s director of fairs and exhibition platforms. Incoming director Bridget Finn, who will arrive at the organization this fall, will lead the 2024 fair. For more information, visit artbasel.com.
Here is to an amazing season for the books.
