BENEFIT BEAT

Thursday, July 20...40th Anniversary Celebration, to benefit Family Connections, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave. Cleveland. Celebrate our past, present and future. Tickets are $125. Business Casual Attire. Call 216.921.2023 or 216.321.0079.

Sunday, July 23…Blossom Summer Soiree, to benefit Cleveland Orchestra’s summer festival at Blossom Music Center. Enjoy magic, music and merriment with a 4 p.m. cocktail hour and 5 p.m. dinner in Knight Grove and a 7 p.m. “Two Pianos” concert. Tickets start at $250. Visit clevelandorchestra.org.

Saturday, July 29…A Summer Night’s Dream, to benefit Future Heights, 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. FutureHeights is an independent community development corporation (CDC). This fifth annual benefit celebrates 21 years of service to the Cleveland Heights and University Heights communities. Enjoy music, dancing, delicious bites, and libations from a variety of the Heights’ finest establishments. Individual tickets start at $150. For more info, visit: https://www.futureheights.org/annualbenefit2023/.

Sunday, July 30…Butterfly Bash, to benefit Project White Butterfly, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Albert The Great Parish Life Center, 6667 Wallings Rd., North Royalton, 44133. An afternoon of fundraising that will include raffle baskets, Southern Thangs Food Truck, Project White Butterfly Card Corner, Dispelling Stigma Display and a Live Butterfly Release commemorating those we love. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children.

Tuesday, Aug. 1...Gift of Life, to celebrate Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and the generations of people served, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The family-friendly event includes special programming, admission to the Asian Lantern Festival, complimentary carousel rides, raffles and refreshments.Visit http://www.communitywestfoundation.org for ticket information

Friday, Aug. 4...”Twilight at the Zoo” to benefit the Cleveland Zoological Society at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. One of the summer’s most anticipated parties features local music on various stages. Admission to the VIP area from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. is $200. General admission from 7 p.m. to midnight is $90 during June, and $100 in July and August. Visit http:// www.clevelandzoosociety.org to purchase tickets.

Saturday, Aug. 12…New Moon Under the Stars, to benefit In Step with Horses, 6 to 9 p.m. at Laurel School’s Butler campus in the Conway Pavilion. Always the best party of the summer, enjoy a fun evening with friends with live music by Second Avenue, specialty cocktails by Tito’s, a specialty bourbon bar, scrumptious food stations, fabulous desserts, a silent auction, raffles and more! Proceeds support our mental health program that provides a safe place for children, teens and adults to balance their mental health.Tickets are on sale at https://instepwithhorses. org/new-moon-under-the-stars-2023/ and will not be available at the door.