By Drew Grant 1/23 9:00am

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Karine Deshayes (Getty Images)

Singing for le Dîner

If you like a little French and Italian opera with your philanthropy, you’re in luck. Tonight, the French Consulate co-hosts a benefit featuring mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes. Other patrons include the French Heritage Society and the Honorable Bertrand Lortholary. Ticket sales go toward the training of young professional musicians at the Fondation Royaumont and the French Heritage Society’s campaign supporting historic restorations of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Mi mi mi mi … Read More

By Drew Grant 1/22 9:08am

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Nomi Networks

To Do Tuesday: India’s Finest

Join NY1 news anchor Cheryl Wills as she hosts Nomi Network’s Third Annual Cocktail Reception and Awards Ceremony. The nonprofit, created to raise awareness of human trafficking and put a stop to it, celebrates two honorees this year: ExxonMobil’s Jean Baderschneider and Ambassador Swanee Hunt of Hunt Alternative Funds. The evening will also include a silent auction, photo exhibits, special guests and, of course, cocktails. And who knows, maybe chairwoman Ashley Judd will make an appearance. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/21 11:01am

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Martin Luther King Jr. (Wikipedia)

To Do Monday: Songs for MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. Day isn’t just a national holiday; it’s a time for celebrating the life and accomplishments of the civil rights leader. This evening, take a respite from the daily grind and go relax to some tunes at the Upper West Side’s Symphony Space, where performers like Grammy Award-winning Catherine Russell & Her Band, Liberty City’s April Yvette Thompson, pianist/composer Anthony Coleman, Anthony Russell and klezmer clarinetist Michael Winograd will be honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a night full of music. We can’t wait to see how that klezmer clarinet fits into the program. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/20 9:00am

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Selena Gomez (PMc)

To Do Sunday: Feeling Spicy?

If the cold weather has got you feeling chilly, here’s something to warm you up. Today the Greenwich Village Country Club hosts iAdventure.com’s Chili Cook Off in two courses: one event from noon to 3 p.m. and another starting at 5. Beans not your thing? Don’t worry, there’s also a selection of delicious craft brews on tap. Just remember: it’s actually milk that will counteract that burning sensation on your tongue. Entrance fee is $33, but if you want a full five-tasting chili course, you had better shell out some extra dough for the $43 “Spicy Ticket.” Just warn your taste buds in advance. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/18 9:00am

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Mission of Burma (Flickr, NeonWar)

To Do Friday: Post-Punk Parade

Mission of Burma might be one of Boston’s greatest standing punk legacies, but with bands like New Direction popping up every day like weeds, the band has had to fight even harder to compete for social relevance. Or maybe that’s not the point … maybe these guys, Roger Miller, Peter Prescott and Clint Conley, just want to rock. Tonight’s the night to see if the band’s still got it; mosey down to the Bowery Ballroom to listen to listen to some loud licks. Just don’t forget to bring your earplugs. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/16 9:00am

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Marquee awaits! (Instagram)

To Do Wednesday: The New Marquee

Nightlife bro-friends Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss are at it again with tonight’s opening of Marquee. No, not that Marquee, a new one! Located at 289 Tenth Avenue, this club will have everything: a stage for musical acts, “light jockies,” Brooklyn-themed wallpaper designed by Mike D. of the Beastie Boys and 2,000 vintage books treated to look like a graphic equalizer. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 8:00am

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Santa

To Do Wednesday: A Puppy in a Pear Tree

While you’re out there trying to find your little hell-raiser a dress for her coming-out at the International Debutante Ball later in the month, we’re grateful that we only have to worry about taking care of our pup! And Rufus will absolutely adore tonight’s Toys for Dogs benefit party, a human-and-canine shindig where the Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 12/18/12 6:21pm

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Arden Wohl

To Do Tuesday: Miami North

Not all art-collecting this month is going on in Miami: tonight brings the opening reception for the Young Collectors Exhibition, a diverse set of works intended for young (read: a level below Sotheby’s on desired price point) patrons. The whole show, put on by Leila Heller Gallery and WASP bible Town & Country, raises money Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 12/17/12 8:00am

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Katie Holmes

To Do Monday: Phony Tonys

It’s been a typically weird season for Broadway, with little orphan Annie once again captivating audiences with her story of a little girl getting plucked from obscurity by a Romneyesque billionaire, Katie Holmes breaking free from Scientology’s clutches by starring in an intimate chamber-piece of a drama, and the expeditious closing of David Mamet’s latest Read More