Benefits
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FEE DINNER The free-market Foundation for Economic Education holds its Adam Smith Awards Dinner. Economist James Buchanan,a Nobel laureate, delivers the keynote speech. Saturday, 7 p.m., Foundation for Economic Education, 30 South Broadway, Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y., 202-369-2902, $200.
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. The organization’s junior committee, the Conservation Council, sponsors an after-party with a buffet dinner and dancing. Wednesday, 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.
CHARITY FOR CHILDREN Edie Falco and Liv Tyler serve as honorary chairwomen at a benefit for the pediatric programs at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Thursday, 6-10 p.m., Thalassa Restaurant, 179 Franklin St., between Hudson and Greenwich streets, 212-356-4648, $150.
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