Benefits
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CAN DO
The new-music organization Bang on a Can honors the president of Nonesuch Records, Bob Hurwitz,at its annual dinner benefit. Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, pianist Brad Mehldau, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars provide music. Tonight, 6 p.m. cocktails and dinner, 8 p.m. concert, Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk St. at Stanton Street, 718-852-7755, $150.
SWEET STUFF
“La Dolce Vita” is the theme of this year’s TriBeCa Ball. Fittingly, Dolce & Gabbana designed the decor at the gala downtown dinner. Eileen Guggenheim and Russell Wilkinson are the evening’s honorary chairmen. The party is a benefit for the New York Academy of Art, a graduate school devoted to teaching figurative painting, sculpture, and drawing. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. cocktails, 8:30 p.m. dinner, Skylight, 275 Hudson St. at Dominick Street, 212-759-2800 ext. 16, $1,000.
V DAY
The head coach of the Duke University basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski, gives the keynote speech at a benefit that celebrates the memory of coach and commentator Jim Valvano. Mayor Giuliani, a cancer survivor, is the guest of honor. Proceeds go to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, founded in Valvano’s memory and led by his brother, Nick. Friday, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner, Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, 23rd Street and the Hudson River, 919-380-9505, $1,000.
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