Parties with a Purpose, on today's NYSD ...

With Ears Open and Hands On

The New York Philharmonic held its annual Spring Concert & Gala in David Geffen Hall, celebrating the past, present, and future of music education; the dames and knights of the Order of Malta held their first-ever Spring Knights at Spring Place.

Palm Royale: A Party with a Purpose

“Cocktails àla Palm Royale” with actress Mindy Cohn, aka “Ann Holiday,” to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County.

The spirit of religion, the spirit of creative art

Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia leads the way at the American Delegation of Savoy Orders annual Saint Lazarus Dinner and Mass; and a centennial birthday celebration for the late Zelda Fichandler.

The purpose of art

Harry Benson's book signing at AIPAD; another look at a book on the Upper Classes; plus a painter who dazzles in a former haberdashery on Lexington Avenue.

ALL ON TODAY'S NYSD ...

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