Currents of Northeast, Ohio

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

JAZZ CABARET
To benefit GroundWorks Dancetheater. Performance, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction, 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Bop Stop. Limited tickets start at $75, call 216.691.3180.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

SHADES OF BLUE
To benefit Providence House. Annual luncheon at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., seating is limited, call 216.651.5982 ext. 226.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

COME TO THE CABARET
To benefit the Fine Arts Association. Non-stop entertainment, dinner and silent auction, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Renaissance Quail Hollow Resort. Tickets are $100 per person, call 440.951.7500 ext. 104.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

HOT JAZZ, COOL STYLE
To benefit Zonta Club of Cleveland scholarships for young women. Feature pianist George Pearson, luncheon, fashion show and silent auction, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cleveland Skating Club. Tickets start at $50 per person, call 216.292.6136.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

NIGHT AT THE RACES
To benefit the Leprechaun Foundation. Dinner, Chinese and live auction and videotaped horse races, 7 p.m. to midnight at the Solon Valley Party Center. Tickets are $40 per person, call 440.235.5025.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

RED WAGON LUNCHEON
To benefit Christ Child Society of the Western Reserve. Annual luncheon and fashion show, La Vera Party Center, Willoughby. Tickets are $35 per person, call 440.352.2697.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

TIME TALENTS TREASURES
To benefit Hospice of the Western Reserve. Volunteer appreciation dinner. Meet, greet and book signing with Dr. Stephen Post. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Tickets are $24, call 216.383.3742..

MAY 1

CELEBRATION OF HOPE
To benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Dinner, awards presentation and silent auction, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Tickets start at $175 per person, call 216.231.1333.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

EXTRAVAGANZA
To benefit Lake Hospital Foundation and Andrews Osborne Academy. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Eastlake Croatian Hall. Dinner, live music, silent auction and car raffle. Tickets are $125 per person, call 440.352.7574.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

GRAND ILLUSIONS
To benefit Ohio Cancer Research Associates. Dinner party and Sauté, 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Tickets start at $250 per person, call 800.232.6272.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

RAY OF SUNSHINE
To benefit Miracle Resources. Caribbean-style event 7 p.m. at Sammy’s in the Flats. Tickets are $100 per person, call 330.777.2003.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

REAL MEN COOK XX
To benefit Women’s Alliance for Recovery Services, Inc. More than 100 dishes, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select-City Centre. Tickets are $14 in advance and $15 at the Door. Call 216.575.9120.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

ALL ABOARD BALL
To benefit Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Dining, entertainment and dancing, 6 p.m. at Williams Aviation FBO Akron-Fulton Airport. Tickets are $250 per person, call 800.468.4070 ext. 3099.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

FORTY PLUS
To benefit MOCA Cleveland. Fine wines and cuisine, silent and Christie’s auctioneer, 6:30 p.m. at Sammy’s Metropolitan Ballroom, Huntington Bank Building. Tickets start at $250 per person, call 216.421.8671 ext. 21.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

KENTUCKY DERBY GALA
To benefit Victory Gallop’s therapeutic riding program. Late afternoon and evening, horse auction, side board, dinner and dancing at Fairlawn Country Club. Call 330.665.9960.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

RED CROSS BALL
To benefit the American Red Cross Greater Cleveland Chapter. Cocktail reception, dinner, dancing and auction, 7 p.m. to midnight at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Call 216.361.4878.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

REVERSE RAFFLE
To benefit the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Team in Training dinner, 6 to 10 p.m. at Todaro’s Party Center, Akron. Tickets for dinner only are $50 per adult and $20 for children, call 330.929.3377.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

SONNETS, PHONICS AND PI
To benefit Lawrence School. A gala with a touch of class, 6 p.m. at Lawrence School upper campus, dinner catered by Sammy’s. Tickets start at $125 per person, call 440.832.7829.

SUNDAY, MAY 4

A NIGHT FORE MOVIES
To benefit New Directions. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. with unlimited offerings at the Chagrin Cinemas and The Golf Dome. Tickets start at $50, call 216.591.0324.

THURSDAY, MAY 8

CRESCENDO
To benefit the Cleveland BoyChoir. Food stations, silent auction and performance, 6 to 10 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Stadium, North Club. Tickets are $100 per person, call 440.356.3936.

THURSDAY, MAY 8

PREMIER AWARDS DINNER
To benefit the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Northeast Ohio Chapter. Cocktails and dinner, 6:30 p.m. at Executive Caterers of Landerhaven. Tickets are $125 per person, call 216.831.2692.

FRIDAY, MAY 9

ENCHANTED GARDEN
To benefit Rose-Mary Center, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Van Sweringen Arcade. Tickets start at $100 per person, call 216.481.4823 ext. 105.

FRIDAY, MAY 9

SPRING INTO STYLE!
To benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland, 11:30 a.m. at Shaker Country Club. Spring luncheon and fashion extravaganza. Tickets are $40 per person, call 330.653.5208.

FRIDAY, MAY 9

UNDER THE SEA
To benefit Beech Brook’s Spaulding Adoption program. Dinner, live auction and dancing, 6:30 p.m. to midnight at Marriott East. Tickets are $100 and $150 per person, call 216.831.2255.

FRIDAY, MAY 9

SAY IT IN FRENCH
To benefit Cleveland POPS Orchestra. Food stations, treasure auction, music, dancing and entertainment, 6 p.m. at Pine Ridge Country Club. Tickets are $95 per person, call 216.765.7677.

SATURDAY, MAY 10

CAROUSEL CABARET
To benefit Crossroads special needs children, at Renaissance Quail Hollow Resort in Concord. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. dinner and program featuring Maureen McGovern. Tickets start at $125 per person, call 440.255.1700.

SATURDAY, MAY 10

LUMINOSITY
To benefit the Ratner School, a tribute to Barbara Rudolph, 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center. Tickets are $150 per person, call 216.464.0033.

SATURDAY, MAY 10

MOTHER’S DAY TEA
To benefit the educational programming of Mind-Body-Spirit Connection. Program, tea and silent auction, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Embassy Suites, Independence. Tickets are $40 per person, call 440.838.3675.

SATURDAY, MAY 10

POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE
To benefit Saint Martin de Porres High School. Cocktails, dinner by Sammy’s, silent and live auctions, 6 p.m. at Saint Martin de Porres High School. Tickets start at $125 per person, call 216.881.1689 etc. 323.

SATURDAY, MAY 10

ULTIMATE ROCK AND ROLL VARIETY SHOW
To benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 6 to 11 p.m. Public Hall at the Cleveland Convention Center. Tickets start at $300 per person, call 216.515.1207.

MONDAY, MAY 12

WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
To benefit YWCA of Greater Cleveland. Achievement awards 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. For more information call 216.881.6878 ext. 246.

THURSDAY, MAY 15

SILVER SPOON AWARDS PARTY
To benefit the Arthritis Foundation, Northeastern Ohio Chapter. Cleveland Magazine’s awards and live entertainment, 6 to 9 p.m. at the InterContinental Hotel. Tickets start at $80 per person, call 216.831.7000 ext. 110.

FRIDAY, MAY 16

SPLASH OF SUMMER
To benefit the Children’s Concert Society. Caribbean style fete, 5:30 p.m. at Sarah’s Vineyard, Cuyahoga Falls. For more information and to reserve tickets call 330.972.2504.

SATURDAY, MAY 17

AN EVENING WITH ROBERTA FLACK
To benefit the students of Cleveland School of the Arts at John Hay High School Auditorium. Concert with post-event celebration, doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $125. Call 216.421.7690.

SATURDAY, MAY 17

STANCZAK X 2
To benefit Cleveland Artists Foundation, 6 to 10 p.m. at Sammy’s at the Metropolitan Club, Huntington Bank Building. Dinner, silent and live auction, entertainment and more. Tickets start at $150 per person, call 216.227.9507.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

BEST OF THE WEST
To benefit Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network. A showcase of the West side’s best restaurants and Baldwin-Wallace’s music theater, 6 to 8 p.m., the Renaissance Olmsted Township. Tickets are $75 per person, call 216.226.5000 ext. 240.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

CIM ALUMNI CONCERT
To benefit the CIM Alumni Association, 3 p.m. at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Tickets are $30 per person, concert only, call 216.791.5000, ext. 411.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

A VALLEY VIEW
To benefit the Cleveland International Piano Competition, 11:30 a.m. at a private home in Moreland Hills. Tickets are $100 per person, call 216.707.5397.

SATURDAY, MAY 24

GLASS SLIPPER FETE
To benefit Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. For more information call 216.916.7548.

Friday, February 22

DIFFERENCE MAKERS GALA
“Leadership Excellence Awards,” 6 p.m. at Spitzer Conference Center, Lorain County Community College. Tickets are $150 per person. Call 440.366.4700.

Save The Date
Sunday, June 1

NAWLINS NIGHT, to benefit Cleveland Independents.

Thursday, June 19

A NOTEWORTHY EVENING, to benefit Montefiore Foundation.

Friday, June 20

SUMMER SOLSTICE, to benefit Hopewell

Saturday, June 21.

Y.O.U. CELEBRATION, to benefit Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Wednesday, July 16

LIVING LEGENDS, to benefit the Center for Families and Children.

Saturday, October 11

PIZAZZZ 2008, to benefit St. Vincent Charity Hospital Community Outreach Programs

Saturday, October 18.

ALLA BUONA SALUTE! to benefit Lake Hospital Foundation

Saturday, November 8.

EVENING WITH SCOTT HAMILTON AND FRIENDS, to benefit Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute