Benefits
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KEEPING THE VILLAGE GREEN The Federation to Preserve the Greenwich Village Waterfront & Great Port holds a spring party to raise funds for neighborhood preservation efforts. The hosts of the benefit, which is held in a private home in Greenwich Village, are actor Eric Stoltz, state Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, and Village Democratic District Leader Keen Berger. Friday, 6-9 p.m., 917-548-8472 for location and required reservations, $50-$250.
GLAMOUR GIRLS (AND GUYS) The junior committee of the New York City Alzheimer’s Association presents its annual gala. This year’s theme is “This Side of Paradise,” and guests are instructed to “dress to look and feel glamorous.” Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., SunWest Studios, 450 W. 31st St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 10th floor, 212-983-6906 ext. 221, $125 in advance, $150 at the door.
BALLET TAKES A BOW American Ballet Theatre celebrates the opening of its spring season with a gala and performance. The program includes a new production of Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Sylvia” and several works by choreographer Michel Fokine. The evening’s cochairwomen are Blaine Trump, Susan Fales-Hill, and Aileen Mehle. Monday, 6:30 p.m. performance, dinner and dance to follow, Metropolitan Opera House, 63rd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-477-3030 ext. 3239 for benefit and performance, 212-362-6000 for performance only, $1,500 and above for benefit and performance, $25-$120 for performance only.
