Soirées
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ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS The nonprofit organization Americans for the Arts, which works to advance arts education, presents the National Arts Awards. Honorees include Aretha Franklin, artist Jeff Koons, and actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Cipriani, 110 E. 42nd St., between Lexington and Park avenues, 212-243-7300, $1,000–$5,000.
SOCIETY BALL The Young Patrons Society of Lincoln Center presents “A Mad Hot Affair,” an evening to benefit the society’s effort to make the arts accessible to young New Yorkers. Featured performers include dancers from the cast of Marilyn Agrelo’s “Mad Hot Ballroom” (2005). Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., the Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, 33 W. 60th St. at Broadway, Time Warner Building at Columbus Circle, 212-875-5764, $125–$175 general, $75–$125 members.
