Watch out, Wall Street: New York Housewives have a viable excuse for their outrageous credit card bills this month: the annual Shop For Public Schools events are kicking off, and this year all retail donations will go directly to the Fund for Public Schools to help support public school library programs. More»

Go HERE for more pics by BEN FRANKE from this event and TAG YOURSELF and YOUR FRIENDS!

Team Tepperburg may have moved on to a new project (Avenue), but their baby that started it all is still up and running. And, business at Marquee is carrying on in part because of the organizations that rent it out for their private event -such as Givology last night…. More»

Go HERE for more photos by AYALA USDIN and TAG YOURSELF and YOUR FRIENDS!

What better way to raise both awareness and cash for organ donation than auctioning off a Kwiat diamond necklace and tickets to the Colbert Report? On August 12th, the Shari Kurzrok Second Chance For Life Foundation held it’s second annual “Sip, Support & Spread the Word” aimed at providing both support and awareness for the life-saving procedure. More»

Go HERE for more photos by JOSH WONG and TAG YOURSELF and YOUR FRIENDS!

Your presence was presents enough last night at Publicist Justine McCarthy’s birthday party.  Joining the new wave of Birthdays-for-a-Cause, McCarthy threw a “Fashionably Forward Birthday Soiree” last night at The Gates to raise money and awareness for education, advocacy, and relief efforts in Darfur.  More»

[Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury. All photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc] The cutest stars put on their fiercest poses in hopes of being adopted at the 11th annual Broadway Barks, and their human counterparts didn’t look so bad either. Dogs and cats filled Schubert Alley on Saturday as stage stars, including the ever sexy Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney, David Hyde Pierce, Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters, and Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie and Becki Newton presented the pets from local shelters for adoption. More»

[Photos by NICK MCGLYNN for Random Night Out] Animal lovers were barking with delight last night at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, where they gathered along with some furry friends to support TAILS (Towards Animals In Loving Spaces). The celebration helped raise money for a subway advertising campaign to promote the first New York Week for the Animals, which will take place from October 10-18th of this year. Guests played with adorable dogs and cats available for adoption through Animal Haven while promoting a move toward making New York a “no-kill” city.

More»

[Katy Perry, Bill Clinton. Photos by SAM BOLTON for PMc]

The world’s spotlight shined on Vienna, Austria Saturday as celebrities and politicians — an always scandalous pairing — put on their quirkiest, wildest, and kinkiest costumes for the Life Ball 2009 at Vienna City Hall. The annual bash is in its 17th year, and draws thousands of guests including former president Bill Clinton, Eva Longoria Parker, Patricia Field, Lydia Hearst, Pamela Anderson, and Katy Perry who performed in a mermaid get-up.

More»

[Tulips & Pansies - A Headdress Affair]

Go HERE and HERE for more photos by KEITH L. LEW and

HERE for photos by BRITTANY ALLEN and TAG YOURSELF and YOUR FRIENDS!

April showers bring May flowers, and the flowers were in full bloom last Thursday at the Edison Ballroom for Village Care of New York’s 8th Annual “Tulips & Pansies - A Headdress Affair”. The floral headdress show (all of the pieces were made from real plants and flowers) gave designers like Tory Burch, Alvin Valley, Thierry Mugler, Pamella Roland, Chado Ralph Rucci, Cynthia Steffe, and others the chance to join forces with floral artists, resulting in magnificent — and fashionable — works of art. More»

GO HERE for more photos and TAG YOURSELF and YOUR FRIENDS!

Some of New York’s newest bands rocked Brooklyn’s The Bell House last Wednesday as part of Rock4Rorz, a benefit concert for Rory O’Sullivan, a young filmmaker diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Boondock Saint Norman Reedus and a slew of musicians, including White Williams, Acrylics, Golden Triangle, The Fugs, and DJs Ben Brunnerner and Alex Dirttt donated their time and talent to raise awareness for brain cancer, a disease affecting adults between the ages 20 and 39. More story and photos. More»