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Alain Ducasse, Marcus Samuelsson and Other Chefs Create NY Philharmonic Musical Suppers

The New York Philharmonic has announced a second season of its Musical Suppers Series. Former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton plays host to the events which take place after New York Philharmonic performances on Friday evenings at Arpeggio Food & Wine in Avery Fisher Hall. This year's dinners will feature Kurt Gutenbrunner, André Soltner, Alain Ducasse, Marcus Samuelsson and Michael White as guest chefs.

Philharmonic musicians and guest artists, President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, Music Director Alan Gilbert (at the suppers that follow his concerts) and the chefs themselves will all join the diners. Sheraton will introduce the chefs and discuss their menus with them. The Musical Suppers series runs from December 10 to June 10, 2011. Seating is limited to 70 guests per supper and tickets are $225 each.

[via Luxury Daily]

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Night of a Thousand Dinners

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Today marks the start of Night of a Thousand Dinners, a fundraising initiative of Adopt-A-Minefield. The event takes place each year and actually spans from March 1 to April 4. The charity drive focuses on gatherings from cocktail parties to luncheons to raise money for landmine removal and survivor assistance. The Night of a Thousand Dinners website gives potential hosts cues on how to structure these events (recipes, landmine facts, etc.). Over four million dollars have been raised and dinners have taken place in more than 50 countries around the world. On April 4 in New York at the United Nations a benefit dinner will celebrate Kofi Annan and will feature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres along with a silent food and wine-themed auction that includes a luxury cruise aboard SeaDream Yacht Club and dinner for two at DB Bistro Moderne plus an autographed copy of Daniel Boulud's "Cooking in NYC" cookbook. An online auction held at Charity Folks is full of treats for epicures including a "Chef for a Day" experience at the legendary Chez Panisse with Alice Waters and a trip for 10 to Aspen for a private day of cooking lessons with a celebrity chef at the Aspen Cooking School.

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Artexpo New York

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Artexpo New York, the place to find both fine popular art will hold its 28th annual exposition, March 2-6, 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. This year the theme is “Big Apple. Big Art.” The show is a chance to see all styles of work and art that fits budgets ranging from $500 to $50,000. Events include the unveiling of the art of the US Olympic team on Saturday, March 4, the launch of the Art of Sir Winston Churchill with his grand daughter present and famed photographer Annie Leibovitz’s curated exhibition for ICP at The Point to benefit the school children of the South Bronx. The Pavilion is a new part of the Artexpo, it is a high-end retail gallery experience and will feature the artist Eric Waugh painting live on Saturday, March 4 to create a $50,000 piece to be auctioned off for the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. Tickets are $15 per day.

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