Benefits
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KITCHEN HELP
Yoko Ono and a longtime board member at the Kitchen, Caroline Stone Keating, are the honorees at a downtown benefit for the Chelsea performance space. Performers at the dinner include Susie Ibarra, Roberto Rodriguez, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Philip Glass (a co-chairman of the even), and Ms. Ono’s son, Sean Lennon. An after-party with dessert and dancing follows the program.Video installations by Assume Vivid Astro Focus and Bec Stupak/Honeygun Labs are on display. Tonight, 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. after-party, the Puck Building, 295 Lafayette St. at Houston Street, 212-255-5793 ext. 29., $500 and $1,000 gala tickets, $125 after-party only.
AID TO ANIMALS
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s black-tie spring gala, “Safari!” takes a South American theme. Guests will enjoy cocktails by the sea lion pool and dinner and dancing near the penguins and polar bears. The organization’s junior committee, the Conservation Council, sponsors an after-party with a buffet dinner and dancing. Wednesday, May 18, 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner and dancing, 9 p.m. after-party, Central Park Zoo, Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, 914-235-1272 gala, $1,000-$5,000 gala tickets, 718-220-5090 after-party tickets, $125-$300 after-party.
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