March 2 A Taste for Art
Location Greenville Country Club, Wilmington
Benefits Children & Families First
Browse beautiful works by local artists and savory dishes by talented student chefs prepared with local ingredients.
Tickets $55 and up
Contact 604-6277, marcie.urgo@cffde.org
March 2 Red Ribbon Runway
Location Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington
Benefits AIDS Delaware
Silent auction and fashion-themed cocktail party with styles uniquely interpreted by local salons and artists.
Contact 652-6776, mfitzgerald@aidsdelaware.org
March 2 Wilmington Heart Ball
Location Chase Center on the Riverfront
Benefits American Heart Association
This black-tie event features dinner, silent and live auctions, entertainment, open bar and dancing.
Tickets $125
Contact 286-5723, karen.gritton@heart.org
March 6-10 MidAtlantic Food + Wine Feast
Location 40-plus events throughout Delaware
Benefits Delaware arts organizations
Fine wines, brews and spirits pair with innovative eats at the premier wine and food festival in the region, with events that run the gamut from private winemakers’ dinners to scrapple breakfasts to craft beer tastings.
Tickets $25 to $1,000
Contact foodandwinefeast.com
March 8-10 Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts Fine Art Show
Location Hagley Museum Soda House
Benefits DFVA’s Scholarship Program
An impressive group of more than 60 Brandywine area artists will exhibit their original new arts crafted uniquely for this event.
Tickets $5
Contact dfva.org
March 10 Beauty and the Blessed
Location Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, Wilmington and Glen Mills
Benefits Ministry of Caring
All proceeds from services provided during the 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. event benefit Ministry of Caring programs that serve the poor and homeless in the Wilmington area.
Contact 478-1810, (610) 558-HAIR, ministryofcaring.org
March 14 Light Up the Night
Location Wilmington Country Club
Benefits Sojourners’ Place, a facility that helps homeless men and women get back on their feet.
The organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year includes dinner, dancing and a silent auction.
Contact 764-4713, sojournersplace.org
March 16 Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware Gala
Location The D at Deerfield, Newark
Benefits Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
The annual gala features an eclectic array of auction treasures and the music of Heavenly Hash.
Contact 999-9313, efd@efde.org
March 20 YWCA’s Women of Power, Style and Brilliance
Location Hotel du Pont
Benefits YWCA Delaware
This awards luncheon honors women leaders of today and empowers the leaders of tomorrow. Business attire.
Contact 655-0039 ext. 231, ywcade.org
March 23 Southern Delaware Heart Ball
Location Dover Sheraton Hotel
Benefits American Heart Association
This black-tie event features dinner, silent and live auctions, entertainment, casino and a raffle.
Tickets $100
Contact 286-5723, karen.gritton@heart.org
March 23 Annual Spring Benefit Auction
Location Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village, Dover
Benefits Delaware Agricultural Museum
Find antiques, collectibles, tools, furniture, household items and more at this auction, flea market, bake sale and book sale.
Contact 734-1618, agriculturalmuseum.org
March 24 Coattails & Glitz
Location Hockessin Memorial Hall
Benefits Supporting Kidds
An adults-only evening of live entertainment, models, catwalk competitions, hors d’oeuvres, open bar and dancing.
Tickets $65, includes two-hour open bar and food
Contact 235-2306, jchristianstudio.com
March 24 Crazy Catwalk for Kidds
Location Hockessin Memorial Hall
Benefits Supporting Kidds
A hair and fashion show hosted by J. Christian Studio.
Tickets $10
Contact 235-2306, jchristianstudio.com
