Fundraisers Datebook

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March 2010

  • March 7, 14, 21, 28 • Sunday Salons, for Women Helping Women. www.sundaysalons.org
  • March 5, Friday • Art of Food opening night event, 6 p.m. Carnegie Center, Covington. (859) 957-1940 or www.thecarnegie.com
  • March 5, Friday • Redwood Express, for Redwood, Receptions, Erlanger. (859) 331-0880
  • March 6, Saturday • Country Date auction, for Cincinnati Country Day School, 6 p.m. CCDS. www.countryday.net
  • March 6, Saturday • Pancake breakfast, for Cincinnati Parks, 11:30 a.m. Mt. Airy Forest, Colerain Avenue. 321-6070
  • March 6, Saturday • Wish Ball, for Make-A-Wish. 6:30 p.m. Manor House,  Mason. 745-9474
  • March 6, Saturday • Cinciditarod shopping cart race, for Freestore Foodbank. Fountain Square. www.myfountainsquare.com/cinciditarod
  • March 6, Saturday • Once in a Lifetime gala, for The Cure Starts Now, 5:30 p.m. Duke Energy Center, downtown. www.thecurestartsnow.org
  • March 7, Sunday • Oscar Night America, for People Working Cooperatively. 5:30 p.m. Carew Tower Arcade, downtown. www.pwchomerepairs.org or 351-7921
  • March 8, Monday •  Dinner, for The Wellness Community, 5-9 p.m. National Exemplar, Mariemont. 271-2103
  • March 9, Tuesday • Passing the Torch, Planned Parenthood Young Professionals, 6:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 536 Linton St. 824-7810
  • March 10, Wednesday • Woman of Distinction reception, by Girl Scouts, 5-7 p.m. Queen City Club. 489-1025 or www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org
  • March 10, Wednesday • People of Vision Awards dinner, Prevent Blindness Ohio, 5:30 p.m. Kingsgate Marriott, UC campus. 531-9001
  • March 11-13, Thursday-Saturday • Dinners, tastings, auction. Cincinnati International Wine Festival. www.winefestival.com
  • March 11, Thursday • Season announcement party, Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., 6 p.m. Taft Center, Westin Hotel atrium. 381-2273 x217
  • March 13, Saturday • Raising of the Green dinner, for VISIONS, 6 p.m. Bell Event Centre. 651-2229
  • March 13, Saturday • Cabaret Magnifique! Pride Night after-party, by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall. 381-3300
  • March 14, Sunday • Chili Cook Off, for Adoptive Parents Outreach, Catholic Charities. 3 p.m. Purcell Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall, Cheviot. chas@fuse.net
  • March 14, Sunday • Pancake breakfast, for Cincinnati Parks, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. California Woods Nature Center. 231-8678
  • March 17, Wednesday • Breakfast, for Dress for Success, 8 a.m. Cintas Center, Xavier. 651-3372
  • March 17, Wednesday • Fashion show, for The Cure Starts Now, 6:30 p.m Sycamore High School Commons, 686-1770 x 3042
  • March 18, Thursday • 1 Night 2 Chefs dinners, Midwest Culinary Institute, Cincinnati State.
  • March 20, Saturday • Gala for Junior League, 7 p.m. Madison Place Office Complex, Covington. 9 p.m. after-party. www.jlcincinnati.org or 871-9339
  • March 20, Saturday •  Charity Night at the Tables, for NKy. charities, 7 p.m. Turfway Park. (859) 578-8800
  • March 20, Saturday • Pancake breakfast, for Glendale Heritage Preservation, 7 a.m. to noon, Old Town Hall, Sharon Road.
  • March 20-21, Saturday-Sunday • Antiques and Art Show, by Montgomery Woman’s Club. 10-6 Saturday, 11-4 Sunday, Sycamore High School. 852-1901
  • March 24-25, Wednesday-Thursday • Jane Bryant Quinn, Town Hall Lecture Series, by Montgomery Woman’s Club. www.montgomerywomansclub.org or 684-1632
  • March 25, Thursday • “Take A Seat” art auctions, for BRIDGES, 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati Museum Center. 381-4660
  • March 26-28, Friday-Sunday • Beerfest, for Freestore Food Bank, Duke Energy Center. www.cincinnatibeerfest.com
  • March 27, Saturday • Final Four Fly Away, for Starfire. 7 p.m. Air10 at Lunken Airport. www.starfirecouncil.org
  • March 27, Saturday • Hats Galore Luncheon, Women’s Alliance, 11:30 a.m. The Phoenix, downtown. 300-5181
  • March 27-28, Sunday • Expo, mini marathon and walk, for American Heart Association. www.heartmini.org

April 2010

  • April 1, Thursday • Heart to Heart Racial Justice Breakfast, by the YWCA, 7: 30 a.m. Freedom Center. 361-2119
  • April 3, Saturday • Health Expo, by Center for Closing Health Care Gap, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Duke Energy Center. 585-9878
  • April 8, Thursday • April Affair fashion show, by Cincinnati Symphony Club, 10 a.m. Kenwood Country Club. 684-1061
  • April 9, Friday • Memories & Music with Keith Lockhart, for Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Hilton 6:30 p.m. Netherland Plaza. 723-1182 x 102 or www.ccocincinnati.org
  • April 10, Saturday • Dancing for the Stars, Cincinnati Arts Association, 6:30 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. 977-4106
  • April 10, Saturday • Fur Ball, for SPCA, 6 p.m. Duke Energy Center. 489-7392
  • April 14-17, Wednesday-Saturday • Action Auction, for CET. 345-6549 or events@cetconnect.org
  • April 15, Thursday • Luncheon, National Council of Jewish Women. 11:30 a.m. Cedar Village, Mason.
  • April 17, Saturday • Denim and Diamonds, for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Valley Temple, 5:30 p.m. at the temple, Wyoming. 761-3555
  • April 16, Friday • Opening gala, Cincinnati Flower Show, 6 p.m. Symmes Township Park. cincyflowershow.com
  • April 17-25 • Cincinnati Flower Show, Symmes Township Park. www.cincinnatiflowershow.com
  • April 17, Saturday • Gala, Lighthouse Youth Services, 6:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency, downtown. 487-7109
  • April 17, Saturday • Meters for Mozart 5K, 9 a.m. Joyce Park, Hamilton. 895-5151
  • April 19, Monday • Spring Fashions luncheon, for Salvation Army Camp SWONEKY, 10 a.m Kenwood Country Club. 248-0033
  • April 21-22, Wednesday-Thursday • Town Hall Lecture Series with Barry Scheck, Montgomery Woman’s Club. 684-1632
  • April 22, Thursday • Scholarship fundraiser, 6 p.m. Mount St. Joseph College. 244-4298
  • April 23, Friday • Flower Power dinner-dance, by Kindervelt, for Children’s Hospital, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Flower Show site, Symmes Township Park. www.kindervelt.org
  • April 23, Friday • Dance, for Joy Outdoor Education Center, Cintas Center, Xavier. www.joec.org or 800-300-7094
  • April 23-25, Friday-Sunday • American Girl Fashion Show, for Aubrey Rose Foundation. Various times, Music Hall. www.aubreyrose.org
  • April 24, Saturday • “Der Mozart Karnival,” 6 p.m. Wilks Center, Miami University/Hamilton.
  • April 24, Saturday • Baron’s Ball, for American Cancer Society, 6 p.m. METS Center, Erlanger. (859) 372-7873
  • April 24, Saturday • Caring Award gala, for Visiting Nurse Association, Hyatt Regency, downtown. 345-8061
  • April 24, Saturday • March for Babies, for March of Dimes. 8 a.m. Miami Meadows Park, Clermont County. www.marchforbabies.org
  • April 25, Sunday • March for Babies, for March of Dimes. 8 a.m. Sawyer Point, Cincinnati riverfront. www.marchforbabies.org
  • April 27, Tuesday • Dinner, American Jewish Committee, Netherland Plaza, downtown. 621-4020
  • April 27, Tuesday • Gala for new School for Creative and Performing Arts. Details TBA.
  • April 30, Friday • Fashion show, for First Step Home, by Alliance to Academy of Medicine, 11 a.m. Netherland Plaza.
  • April 30, Friday • Plant sale preview party, 6 p.m. Civic Garden Center. 221-0981 or www.civicgardencenter.org
  • April 30, Friday • Nature’s Symphony Gala, Cincinnati Nature Center, 6 p.m. CNC’s Krippendorf Lodge. 965-4247

May 2010

  • May 1, Saturday • Ballet Ball, for Cincinnati Ballet. 6 p.m. Greenacres Arts Center. tgambrel@cincinnatiballet.com
  • May 3, Monday • Golf Outing and Ball Drop, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, noon, Kenwood Country Club. 421-4120 or www.bigsforkids.org
  • May 5, Wednesday • Gala and conference, by European-American Chamber. Details TBA.
  • May 6, Thursday • Bethesda LYCEUM with Condoleezza Rice, for Bethesda North Hospital, Hyatt Regency, downtown. 865-1617
  • May 6, Thursday • Art of Making Memories gala, Alzheimer’s Association. 5:30 p.m. Taft Museum. www.alz.org/cincinnati or 721-4284
  • May 6, Thursday • Garden Party by ARC Auxiliary, for Adult Rehabilitation Center, Radisson Hotel, Covington. 231-5653
  • May 6, Thursday • Light Up the Night gala, Women Helping Women, 5:30 p.m. Freedom Center. 977-5555
  • May 7, Tuesday • Books and Brunch, by Assistance League, 10 a.m. Kenwood Country Club. 221-4447
  • May 8, Saturday • Spring for the Stars, for St. Joseph Orphanage, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Club. 741-3100
  • May 8, Saturday • Historic house tour, for Cincinnati Preservation Association, 1-5 p.m. Walnut Hills. 721-4506
  • May 9, Sunday • HATitude Brunch, for National Women of Colors Cancer Foundation. 1:30 p.m. 961-1485
  • May 11, Tuesday • Awards luncheon, by Salvation Army, noon Millennium Hotel, downtown. 762-5600
  • May 13, Thursday • Champions of Hope, for Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services. 6 p.m. Hyde Park Country Club. 354-7005 or www.gcbhs.com/donate_ev.php
  • May 13, Thursday • Dinner for first responders, by Drake Foundation, Millennium Hotel, downtown. 418-5970
  • May 13, Thursday • YWCA Salute to Career Women of Achievement, noon Duke Energy Center ballroom. 241-7090 or www.ywcacincinnati.org
  • May 15, Saturday • Cattle Baron’s Ball, for American Cancer Society, Terry Farm, Liberty Twp. 888-227-6446 x4213 or cincinnaticbb.org
  • May 26, Wednesday • Hats Off Luncheon, by Women’s Committee for Cincinnati Riverfront Park, 11 a.m. Ault Park. 357-2621
  • May 26, Wednesday • Evening in the Garden, 6 p.m. Taft Museum of Art. 494-0595 or cwill54303@aol.com
  • May 27, Thursday • Awards dinner, for BRIDGES, Hyatt Regency. 381-4660
  • May 28-30, Friday-Sunday • Music in the Air conference, gala. Details TBA.

June 2010

  • June 4-6, Friday-Sunday • Summerfair, Coney Island. 531-0050 or www.summerfair.org
  • June 13, Sunday • Concours d’Elegance, Ault Park. www.ohioconcours.com
  • June 11-13, Friday-Sunday • Concours d’ Elegance related events, for Arthritis Foundation. www.ohioconcours.com
  • June 13, Sunday • Hall of Fame Classic Dinner, Anthony Muñoz Foundation, 5:30 p.m. Manor House, Mason. www.munozfoundation.org
  • June 14, Monday • Golf Classic, for Muñoz Foundation, 7:15 a.m. registration, TPC River’s Bend. www.munozfoundation.org