March . . NYC

1 - Saturday NYC Vegetarian Food Festival The Metropolitan Pavilion Visit the site The festival will feature food sampling and meals from New York City's top vegetarian restaurants and food companies, vegetarian/animal welfare information tables, and live entertainment and activities throughout the weekend. 2 - Sunday New York Youth Symphony The McCrindle Concert Stern Auditorium Visit the site Led by Music Director Joshua Gersen, the New York Youth Symphony performs Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. The orchestra is joined by The Pleasure is the Law, in its Carnegie Hall debut, for Olivier Messiaen’s rarely performed Concert à quatre. 3 - Monday God Box: A Daughter's Story Cherry Lane Theater Visit the site In this engaging one woman, one act play based on her New York Times bestselling book, Mary Lou explores the laughter and tears of the story of a family in love, in loss and in triumph. "The God Box: A Daughter's Story,"performed by Mary Lou and co-written with director Martha Wollner of New York City's critically acclaimed LAByrinth Theater Company. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club New York City. 4 - Tuesday Chelsea Handler with special guest Ronan Farrow 92nd Street Y Visit the site Perhaps best known as the outspoken host of E!’s late night talk show, “Chelsea Lately,” Handler continues to offer international audiences her fearless honesty and tongue-in-cheek commentary every weeknight. “I've decided to go on tour and support my new book, Uganda Be Kidding Me. I think we all know how much I love the sound of my own voice,” said Handler. She’ll share some of her favorite stories, discuss her life and career and touch on the idea of genius in comedy, and will sign copies of her new book afterwards. 5 - Wednesday EIGHT OVER EIGHTY Mandarin Oriental Hotel Visit the site With the inaugural “Eight Over Eighty” benefit gala, Jewish Home Lifecare pays tribute to eight New Yorkers 80 years or older who are living lives of remarkable achievement. 6 - Thursday Orchestra of St. Luke's Stern Auditorium Visit the site With its massive choral forces and virtuosic demands of the orchestra, the Missa solemnis is a challenging work that can only come to life in the hands of an intrepid ensemble of musicians and singers and a remarkable conductor. The Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Oratorio Society of New York, under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington, are just the right combination of performers to convey Beethoven’s broad faith in humankind and grand plea for peace.

7 - Friday Gallery Talk: The Morgan Library The Morgan Library Visit the site Medium as Muse: Woodcuts and the Modern Book. Sheelagh Bevan, Curator, Printed Books and Bindings.

8 - Saturday National Girls and Women in Sports Day Tony Dapolito Recreation Center Visit the site Join NYC Parks for free sports clinics, fitness demos, prizes, guest speakers and more!

9 - Sunday Burgundy, Black Truffles and Blue Jeans DANIEL Visit the site Citymeals-on-Wheels Board of Directors Co-President Chef Daniel Boulud will continue his long-time support of Citymeals-on-Wheels with his famed Sunday Dinner at DANIEL.

10 - Monday New York Disabilities Film Festival NYC  Visit the site Join us March 10 and 11, for the 6th Annual REEL Abilities Film Festival, the nation's largest festival of films dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different abilities.

11 - Tuesday LOVE HEALS 2014 GALA Four Seasons Restaurant Visit the site John Demsey, Group President of The Estée Lauder Companies and Chairman of the MAC AIDS Fund; Danielle Snyder, Co-Founder and Creative Director, and Jodie Snyder, Co-Founder and CEO, of DANNIJO; and Bronson van Wyck, founder of Workshop of the World and Van Wyck & Van Wyck.

12 - Wednesday Champions for Children Gala The Plaza's Grand Ballroom Visit the site The New York City Mission's Society has been improving the lives of children, youth and families in the city's most underserved communities since 1812. As one of NYC's most effective social services organizations, it provides education, workforce development, prevention and community building for more than 7,000 youth in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn.

13 - Thursday       How to Make Eggs in Space The New York Academy of Sciences Visit the site Going to space is the ultimate adventure, the tiniest margin of error can determine if a mission is a success or a failure. But other concerns, like what to eat for dinner, are also important to those who venture into the final frontier.

14 - Friday Stars & Crescent Evening for St. Jude Children’s Hospital The Bowery Hotel Terrace Visit the site The New York City Tri Delta Alumnae Chapter will host its fifth annual event on March 14, 2014 at the Bowery Hotel. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, complimentary beer and cocktails, a silent auction, and a raffle to benefit St. Jude. Come spend your evening with New York City’s brightest young philanthropists.

15 - Saturday Tomatito: An Evening of Flamenco Lincoln Center Visit the site In partnership with the New York Flamenco Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Tomatito.

16 - Sunday 2014 NYC Half NYC  Visit the site The 2014 NYC Half will take runners on a spectacular 13.1-mile tour of NYC. Led by a talent-packed roster of American and international elites, runners will stop traffic in Manhattan, from Central Park through Times Square to lower Manhattan!

17 - Monday GTG Golden Shamrock Gala Manhattan Penthouse Visit the site