Soirees
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TWO GROUPS “For the Kids: The Celebrity Chefs’ Tasting Dinner and Auction” benefits the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy and the nonprofit organization Autism Speaks, which raises funds for biomedical research. Featured chefs include Tom Colicchio, Drew Nieporent, and Michael Laiskonis. Tonight, 6 p.m., Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, 212-475-0584, $150–$375.
HONORED ARTISTS The Arts and Letters benefit auction and reception, presented by the YMCA of Greater New York, raises funds for the organization’s Virtual Y program. Author Valerie Wilson Wesley, Broadway actor Jay Johnson, and the chief executive officer of Ogilvy & Mather, Shelly Lazarus, are honored. Tonight, 6 p.m., the Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza at 49th Street, 212-630-9632, $350.
