THE HISTORYMAKERS “AN EVENING WITH QUINCY JONES”

What to Expect: Musician, composer and music, television and fi lm producer Quincy Jones will be interviewed by PBS correspondent Gwen Ifi ll about his life and career in the entertainment industry. Master of Ceremonies for the evening is Herbie Hancock. The event will benefit HistoryMakers, which has the largest African-American history archive in the U.S. The program will be taped for subsequent broadcast on PBS.

Date: September 27

Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University

Attire: Business

Event Chairmen: Joe Robert and Patricia Harris

Tickets: $1,000

Contact: Brenda Zimmerman, 202-636-8743, Brenda@campbellpeachey.com

CHARITYWORKS DREAM BALL

What to Expect: The event brings together community leaders, supporters and volunteers to raise funds for its 2007 partner, Center City Consortium. Proceeds will give 2,400 at-risk children a top elementary and middle school education.

Date: September 29, 6 p.m. reception, 7:45 p.m. dinner and dancing, 9 p.m. live auction

Location: The National Building Museum

Event Chairmen:Linda May Bucher, Rose Cohen and Miriam Pollin

Tickets: $650

Contact: Georgina Potter, 703-286-0758, CharityWorks@aol.com; Sponsorship forms may be downloaded from www.charityworksdc.org

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY’S HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPENING GALA

What to Expect: Celebration of the opening of the new Harman Center, including a gala performance by world renowned artists on the new stage of the state of the art Sidney Harman Hall followed by a dinner at the National Building Museum.

Date: October 1

Location: Harman Center for the Arts

Attire: Black-tie

Event Chairmen:Rep. Jane and Sidney Harman, Diane Simmons Williams and Anthony Williams (Honorary Chairs); Ann Nitze (Gala Chairwoman)

Tickets: Range from $1,500 per person to $100,000 for a table of 12

Contact: Joanne Coutts, 202-547-3230x2330, jcoutts@shakespearetheatre.org

NATIONAL HISPANIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS’ NOCHE DE GALA

What to Expect: In 1997, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Sonia Braga, and Felix Sanchez created the NHFA to advance the presence of Latinos in the media, telecommunications and entertainment industries. The gala raises money to fund scholarships for Latino graduate students, from eight selected universities, who are going into these fields.

Date: October 2

Location: Renaissance Mayfl ower Hotel Attire: Black-tie

Event Chairmen: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Sonia Braga and Merel Julia

Tickets: $1,250

Contact: Jennifer Castillo, 202-293-8330, JCastillo@hispanicarts.org

THE 19^th ANNUAL CHILDREN’S INN AT NIH DINNER

What to Expect: 100 members of Congress and their spouses host this annual event to support one of the most unique and successful organizations dealing with terminally ill children and their families who have traveled from afar to stay during treatment for life-threatening diseases.

Date: October 10, 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner

Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hall of Flags

Event Chairmen:Debbie Dingell, Chris Downey and Cokie Roberts

Tickets: table of 10, $10,000; two VIP tables of 10, $25,000.

Contact: Susan O’Neill & Associates, 301-229-0064

CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE’S ANGELS IN ADOPTION™ BENEFIT

What to Expect: The event provides an opportunity for members of Congress to honor the extraordinary work of constituents who have enriched the lives of foster children and orphans worldwide.

Date: October 10, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner

Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Attire: Business

Event Chairmen:Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, Sen. Larry Craig, Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. James Oberstar

Tickets: $350

Contact: Deanna Carlson Stacy, 202-544-8500

MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR

What to Expect: The Kennedy Center presents the 10th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Billy Crystal. “The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2007 Mark Twain Prize,” will air on PBS stations nationwide this fall.

Date: October 11

Location: Kennedy Center Opera House

Attire: Black-tie

Event Chairmen:Jim Kmsey and Cappy McGarr

Tickets: $1,000 to $50,000

Contact: 202-416-8333, MTP@Kennedy-Center.org

NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION 32^nd ANNIVERSARY GALA AWARDS

What to Expect: Internationally prominent Italian Americans are honored for their work in business, entertainment, philanthropy, public service, and the arts. Rock and roll legend Neil Sedaka will perform, and there will be a special postmous salute to founding member Jack Valenti and awards presented to Martin Scorsese and Rudy Giuliani. The entertainment award will go to Ellen Pompeo, (star of the hit TV series “Grey’s Anatomy”) and Actress Connie Stevens. Proceeds from the event will benefi t NIAF’s educational and cultural programs.

Date: October 13

Attire: Black-tie

Event Chairman: John DeGioia

Tickets: $400; $600 (Preferred); $1,000 (Premium)

Contact: Carolyn Laurenzano, 202-939-3114, Carolyn@niaf org

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS’ “UNMASKING MENTAL ILLNESS" BENEFIT

What to Expect: Cocktail reception, seated dinner and program featuring an award given to a prominent researcher in the fi eld of clinical depression. Al Hunt, of Bloomberg News, serves as master of ceremonies. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the largest grassroots organization advocating for the rights of those who suffer from mental illnesses.

Date: October 17

Location: Andrew W Mellon Auditorium

Attire: Cocktail

Event Chairmen:Ann Pincus and Kay Redfield Jamison

Tickets: $300l; $10,000 or $25,000 per table of 10s

Contact: Brenda Zimmerman, 202-636-8745, brenda@campbellpeachey.com