Upcoming Events
Barbara may not be able to attend all of these excellent, worthwhile events but she wants to share them with you.
Note: On March 30, 2023 Barbara joined Will Knox on his Mr. Restaurant radio show and podcast. It aired on several on-air radio stations, including Somerset, England. You can listen to it here at Apple podcasts or watch on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=eSumJ14mL84.
Maple Counseling’s Tea & Tequila 2026
Sip, savor, and support!
Experience a very special afternoon high tea with a unique and playful twist of lime!
Enjoy an elegant tea service featuring Clairage teas and organic tequila cocktails from Casa Azul Orgánico — served with a twist of lime — on the Maybourne terrace.
The mission of Maple Counseling is to provide low-cost comprehensive mental health services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families, and training of graduates and postgraduates for licensure in the mental health field. Support Maple Counseling’s mission by attending the 2026 Tea & Tequila celebration.
Honoring
The Felsenthal Family
Erica Felsenthal, Ph.D., Leland Felsenthal, Judy Felsenthal, and in loving memory of Jerry Felsenthal
Medical Leaders Board Founders
David Finke, M.D., James Gerson, M.D., Lyle Kurtz, M.D., and Justin Raanan, DDS, MMSc
Sunday, November 1, 2026
3:00 p.m.
The Maybourne Beverly Hills
225 N Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
For more info TeaAndTequila2026.org
For tickets visit TeaAndTequila2026.org/attend
Hospitality Design’s 37th annual Platinum Circle Awards Gala
An evening celebrating as Hospitality Design honors four industry titans for their lifetime achievements.
Honoring:
David Ashen, Saguez & Dash
Verena Haller, Hyatt Lifestyle Group
Mary Alice Palmer, ROAM Interior Design
Missy Robbins, Chef + Restaurateur
Friday, November 6, 2026
6:00-10:00 p.m.
Cipriani Wall Street
10 South Street
New York City, NY 10004
For more information, visit Platinum.HospitalityDesign.com
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust presents…
Reverse Rett Los Angeles — An Evening of Hope
Dinner – Music – Auction
Remarkable progress is being made and life-changing genetic medicines are now a matter of when, not if.
Funding is urgently needed to speed us towards that when. The Rett Syndrome Research Trust is carrying out a bold $40 million initiative, Roadmap to Cures. To date, $18 million has been contributed towards that need. This event and support are so critical to closing that gap and changing the lives of our loved ones and 350,000 others with Rett syndrome.
California Cocktail Attire
Friday, November 6, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
For more info and to purchase tickets or a sponsorship please visit
ReverseRett.org/events/reverse-rett-la-2026
8th Annual Children’s Institute Cape & Gown Gala
The Cape & Gown Gala will be an unforgettable evening of music, celebration, and support for Children’s Institute’s work helping children and families across Los Angeles.
This gala celebrates individuals whose humanitarianism has helped put opportunity within reach for thousands of children and families.
This year’s gala introduces the inaugural Michele & Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award, presented by Jake Reiner. The award celebrates the legacy of Michele and Rob Reiner and their decades of advocacy on behalf of children, families, and communities.
The first recipient of this award will be presented to honor Jamie Lee Curtis.
Musical guest:
Seven-time Grammy Award winner John Mayer
Alongside his music, he has also built a longstanding commitment to philanthropy, supporting causes in education, the arts, health care, and veterans’ health.
John Mayer also has a special connection to the Reiner family. In 2007, he wrote and performed “Say (What You Need to Say)” for Rob Reiner’s film The Bucket List.
For more info about Children’s Institute visit ChildrensInstitute.org
To purchase tickets and learn about sponsorships you can go directly to ChildrensInstitute.org/event/8th-annual-cape-gown-gala
Sunday, November 8, 2026
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Beverly Wilshire
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Holocaust Museum LA 18th Annual Gala — The Future is Now
A landmark evening celebrating the opening of the Holocaust Museum LA’s new home — The Goldrich Cultural Center, and honoring three extraordinary individuals whose leadership and dedication have helped bring the vision of The Goldrich to life.
All proceeds support free education programs, including bus transportation for underserved communities, that make a meaningful and lasting impact: students enter the Museum as bystanders and leave as upstanders.
Honoring
Hagy Belzberg, Alan Rothenberg, and Jenn Solomon
Honorary Chair
Rick Caruso
Business Attire
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
6:00 p.m. – Cocktails
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Dinner & Program
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly HIlls, CA 90212
For ticket packages, sponsorship opportunities, and additional ways to support visit this page.
International Medical Corps Annual Awards Celebration
The International Medical Corps invites you to the 2026 Annual Awards Celebration, marking 42 years of International Medical Corps’ lifesaving work and the many people and partners who have made this possible.
International Medical Corps is a preeminent first responder, providing emergency relief to those struck by conflict, disaster and disease — no matter where they are and no matter what the conditions — working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self-reliance.
Once the emergency or relief effort passes, IMC shifts to long-term medical support and training with resources and training to help local staff.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
6:00 p.m. Reception (Pacific)
7:00 p.m Dinner & Program
The Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA
For tickets or to learn about sponsorships, visit InternationalMedicalCorps.org/annual-awards-2026
Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild — Stardust Ball
Honoring…
Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart
with the
Hollywood Icon Award
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Program
The Beverly Wilshire
9500 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tickets start at $1,000 with the Individual Ticket.
To learn more and buy tickets, visit WomensGuildCS.org/event-details/womens-guild-2026-gala.
For more information call Grant Associates at 323-904-4400
Citymeals on Wheels — 39th Annual Power Lunch
Power Lunch, Citymeals on Wheels’ signature fundraising lunch, brings together philanthropic New Yorkers to celebrate community, connection, and compassion in the fight against elder hunger. It’s a luncheon to also honor the people and partnerships that help ensure no homebound older New Yorker goes without nourishing meals and vital human connection.
There are nearly 1.8 million New Yorkers over the age of 60 today. Increasingly, they are women, immigrants and people living alone with limited social support and trying to manage at the poverty line. Among older adults, food insecurity has emerged as a crisis.
2026 Honorees
Dame Natalie Massenet — Co-Founder, Imaginary Ventures
Al Roker — Weather and Feature Anchor, NBC’s TODAY Show, Co-Host of 3rd Hour TODAY
Jessica Tisch — Police Commissioner of the City of New York
EMCEE: Deborah Roberts
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Reception – 11:30 a.m. – noon
Lunch – noon – 2:00 p.m.
The Plaza
768 5th Avenue
New York City, NY 10019
For more info, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation without attending, visit donate.citymeals.org/page/101103/event/1.
Questions? please email events@citymeals.org.
100% of your donation will be used for the preparation and delivery of meals, thanks to our partnership with the City of New York, Citymeals board members and certain designated grants for administrative expenses.