CORE, the emergency response nonprofit co-founded by Sean Penn and Ann Lee, held its fourth fundraiser during Art Basel Miami on Thursday night, with a guest list that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Diplo, Carmelo Anthony, Alessandra Ambrosio and Soleil Moon Frye.

New York City Ballet (NYCB) held its Fall Fashion Gala last Wednesday, at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. A star-studded audience was enraptured by the three ballets, all choreographed by women. One of the ballets, Beneath the Tides, featured exquisite costumes designed by Gilles Mendel of House of Gilles. The evening raised over $3 million for the company.

Fall gala season is in full swing with its annual marathon of lavish events drawing influential and powerful figures. Across New York, actors, musicians, politicians, philanthropists and executives, dressed in their finest, schmooze over multicourse dinners and exclusive performances as major institutions appeal to some of the city’s wealthiest residents for financial support and cultural cachet.

Last night at New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala, Gilles Mendel of House of Gilles could be spotted making adjustments to several of his designs. First, he was on the red carpet with principal dancer Tiler Peck (who, as both one of the program’s choreographers and a featured dancer in a new work, had a busy night—more on that later), wearing a flowing pleated strapless dress and capelet in powdery blue.

VIP clients devoted to luxury group Kering’s impressive stable of high-end brands mingled with heavy-duty Hollywood star power on Monday night at the third-annual Kering Foundation “Caring for Women” Dinner, which raises funds to support NGOs working to eradicate all forms of violence against women. 

Hollywood met fashion in force at a gala and auction on Monday night in Midtown Manhattan, where Kim Kardashian bid on Balenciaga couture, a nude photograph of Madonna sold for $70,000, and “How do you know Jeff and Lauren?” (Bezos and Sanchez) was a common refrain over cocktails.

“Some even say that it has become the Met Gala for social causes,” Gayle King said last night inside the Pool on Park Avenue, where the third annual Caring for Women gala returned with King as the Master of Ceremonies.

The Skatepark Project used its 2023 gala to honor legendary skater Tony Hawk for his 20 years of tireless dedication promoting the organization's mission statement.

The Wayuu Taya Foundation brought together the fashion elite at the Donna Karan-owned Urban Zen in New York City.

It’s rare that the sequel tops the original. At the second annual Caring for Women gala last night, in both star power and financial power, it happened with the help of co-chairs Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Oprah Winfrey, Malala Yousafzai, Zoë Kravitz, Christy Turlington-Burns, and Olivia Wilde. 

A star-studded room had gathered for a cocktail hour to celebrate the Kering Foundation’s second annual Caring for Women Dinner. “Sometimes you don’t see the work that’s being done, and this event shows the work happening behind the scenes.”

The Kering Foundation returned to The Pool for its second annual Caring for Women dinner on Tuesday night. The foundation, celebrating its 15th year, works to end violence against women. The gala, which raised more than $3 million for organizations working to end violence against women, drew guests including Nicole Kidman, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum, Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The New School is set to host the 74th annual Parsons Benefit on May 24, where it will honor visionary figures in fashion, including supermodel Naomi Campbell, Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing, as well as Neiman Marcus Group CEO, Geoffroy Von Raemdonck.

A WINNING TRIFECTA: In honor of The New School’s 74th annual Parsons Benefit, the university will salute some top-shelf talent — supermodel Naomi Campbell, Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing and Neiman Marcus’ Geoffroy van Raemdonck.

Luxury group Kering is setting itself a daunting challenge by targeting a 40 per cent in absolute greenhoouse gass emissions by 2025. It's a big momnet that could intensify the pace of change in the sector.

PARIS — Kering is pledging to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent. The parent of Balenciaga, Gucci, Saint Laurent and other luxury brands aims to make those cuts in absolute terms by 2035, using 2021 emissions as a baseline. 

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is having an impact on the events industry. We asked some event professionals how they're using it in their day-to-day roles.

As a gay man who has built his personal and business life in New York, and now a dad with two little girls I’m raising here, I want it to survive and thrive. And like many New Yorkers, I’m worried about our city’s future.

Ah, boundary-setting. It’s one of the most challenging lessons to learn—especially for event professionals who are eager to make their businesses successful. But sometimes, turning down work is exactly what you need to set your company up for success.

It's a new year, and a new chance to shake things up in your career. 

We asked 11 event professionals to share the work-related resolutions and goals they're thinking about this week. Here's what they had to say... 

"What happens when a movie producer-in-training and an art school graduate/fashion director join forces? A very show-stopping event production team, that’s what. 

It's been a year of transition—and of re-learning what works in the business of events. 

Here, event professionals share their biggest takeaways from this turbulent year.

"Giving back to the community has been a part of Josh Wood’s career almost from the beginning. The New York-based event producer has built his business around planning major events for non-profit organizations like the Hetrick-Martin Institute, City Harvest, and other LGBTQ+ and progressive causes.

Making its debut appearance on our annual Top 100 Events list, New York's 39th annual City Harvest Gala raised a record-breaking amount of $5.2 million to feed 12 million people across the state. 

Produced by local event production company JWP, the Red Supper Club-themed event was held on April 26 at Cipriani 42nd Street, where more than 500 guests gathered to support City Harvest, New York City’s largest food rescue nonprofit organization.

A special adcance screening of Billy Eichner's Bros, ahead of the september 30 release drew dozends of New York City's LGBTQ+ community members to Greenwich Village's Quad Cinema. 

The evening was hosted by Josh wood, CEO & founder of Josh Wood Productions.

Halloween is almost here, and we're in the mood for scary stories. 

We asked readers to share their biggest event horror stories and how they managed to save the day—along with the lessons they learned in the process. 

Hudson River Park Friends returned to Pier Sixty in Hudson River Park on Thursday to raise $2.6 million to support the park’s free events and programs, the maintenance of landscapes and gardens and the future care of new park areas under construction. Hosted by Michelle Collins, the evening also honored Hudson Yards and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.

Beyoncé was a proud sister this weekend after Solange made her historic debut as a composer for the New York City Ballet. On Instagram, the “Renaissance” artist shared a photo of the “Cranes in the Sky” hitmaker beaming while juggling two large bouquets of flowers at the dance company’s annual fall fashion gala last week

The sartorial shift continued the next night at the New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala at Lincoln Center. Traditional fishtail gowns shared the red carpet with men in crop tops and flowing tutus. The gala, which pairs choreography with fashion, raised $3.4 million and honored Sarah Jessica Parker. It also featured an original score by Solange Knowles.

At this year’s New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala held at the David H. Koch Theater, Solange Knowles composed a vibrant and masterful original score for a never-before-seen ballet. The world premiere was choreographed by Gianna Reisen with costumes by designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo of Palomo Spain

The evening marked the premiere of Knowles' first score for ballet, as well as a new work by celebrated choreographer Kyle Abraham. New York City Ballet’s 10th annual Fall Fashion Gala danced across the stage Wednesday evening with two highly anticipated new works and costumes by globally recognized design talent.

On the evening of Wednesday, September 28, there was a quiet commotion happening on the upper level of Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch theater—where Solange Knowles, Julia Fox, Queen Latifah, A$AP Ferg and more had assembled for the New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala

Raf Simons and Alejandro Gómez Palomo join a long and illustrious list of designer collaborators for the gala’s 10th anniversary celebration.

The Kering Foundation—founded in 2008 by luxury group Kering to address violence against women and improve the lives of survivors—held its first-ever Caring For Women Dinner at New York's The Pool on Sept. 15.

The Kering Foundation hosted its inaugural Caring for Women dinner in New York on Thursday night. The event, which took place at The Pool, was intimate compared to most galas, and the celebrity-per-guest ratio was high. 

The fashion circus may have moved on to Europe, but there was still plenty of glamour to go around. The Kering Foundation held its first Caring for Women Dinner at the Pool on Sept. 15, raising more than $3 million to combat violence against women

Salma Hayek Pinault spent 14 years working with the Kering Foundation to support women survivors of violence, and had a hand in everything from flower arrangements to Ginori 1975 tableware for the night’s first-ever Caring for Women dinner.

Meet the man behind the events like Horse Meat Disco, amfAR, and the New York City Ballet Fall Gala.

By Thomas Waller

Photographs by Krista Schlueter 

Solange, the pop star whose artistic tendrils have reached into the worlds of music, choreography, fashion, film, visual art and more, will soon add a new genre to her repertoire: ballet composer.

The Kering Foundation is hosting a high-profile dinner this September to benefit three organizations dedicated to ending gender-based violence.

Last night, the Parsons Benefit reunited friends and fashion folk to celebrate the work of recent graduates and honor visionary leaders who serve as not only members but also mentors in the creative community.

The black-tie affair kicked off the NYCB’s Stravinsky Festival, now in its 50th year. Performances from the night showcased students from the School of American Ballet, and featured Silas Farley’s choreographic debut.

The 2022 City Harvest Gala was a red supper club-themed affair, where more than 500 guests on the star-studded invite-only list had a hand in raising more than $5.2 million to feed more than 12 million food-insecure New Yorkers.

The evening was hosted by Mario Cantone and honored Google, Alan Cumming & Madelyn Wils with a Special Performance by Wyclef Jean.

Though the fall season of New York City Ballet kicked off last week, this past Thursday night marked its annual Fall Fashion Gala—an event drummed up by Sarah Jessica Parker.

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. We are joined today by Josh Wood, the President and founder of JWP. You’ll surely enjoy listening to this episode!

Naturally, it would take experienced event producers to see the potential for enhancing the shared experience of getting stuck with a hypodermic needle.

Now that small business owners are well acquainted with the challenges of pandemic living and working, how can they better prepare for the uncertainty of 2021? We talked to several creatives about what they are doing now to make the best of the year to come.

Madonna's evening of music, art, mischief and performance raised over 7.5 million dollars for the superstar's Raising Malawi foundation during Art Basel on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, FL

One of the most glamorous and philanthropic events of the year thus far was amfAR’s inaugural gala in Hong Kong over the weekend. Over the course of just one evening, the organization raised $4 million for AIDS research.

With the New York charity scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic.

By Ruth La Ferla

On April 4 Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, hosted The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Inspiration Gala. The Inspiration Series has raised more than $10 million to benefit amfAR since its inception in 2010.