Benefits
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FOR ST. GEORGE The St. George’s Society presents the English Ball, its 236th annual benefit, where the group chairman of HSBC, Sir John Bond, will be honored. The gala evening includes cocktails and a receiving line, dinner and dancing, as well as live and silent auctions. Tonight, 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner, 9 p.m. dancing, the Pierre Hotel, 2 E. 61st St., between Fifth and Madison avenues, 212-682-6110, $250-$1,000.
HONORING ARTISTS The Pratt Legends Scholarship Benefit honors artists who represent the Pratt Institute’s ideals in art and design. This year’s Pratt Legends include artists Dale Chihuly and Michele Oka Doner and designer Karim Rashid. Tonight, 7 p.m., Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, between 36th and 37th streets, 718-636-3657, $1,000-$2,500.
SPORTS BALL The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health presents its 12th annual Sports Ball, honoring poet Maya Angelou, SUNY professor Reinaldo Austin, and the Levi Strauss Foundation. WCBS’s Dana Tyler and WNBC’s Otis Livingston host the ceremony. Thursday, April 27, 6 p.m., Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, 23rd Street and the West Side Highway, 718-222-5953, $875.
