The National Center for Community Collaboration presents NCCC and YOU: Building a Better Community, Thur., April 16, 4:30-7p.m., in the Garden Room of DU’s Chambers Center, 1901 E. Asbury Ave. After-hours benefit event features social networking, annual business meeting and Collaboration Marketplace – a highly structured, collaborative program where community leaders find resources for their projects and initiatives. Tickets at door ($30 nonmembers) or online ($25) at www.Blacktie-Colorado.com. Info: 303-607-2554, http://thenccc.org.
Clear your palette now for DAM Uncorked Wine Tasting, Fri., April 17, 6p.m., at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. Enjoy more than 400 wines from international vintners, helpful tasting guides and hors d’oeuvres at the annual fundraising event. Business casual attire. Tickets $90 ($35 for designated drivers, $70 members) available at www.denverartmuseum.org. For details/reservations, email Gravely Wilson at gwilson@denverartmuseum.org or call 720-913-2763.
Shop for antiques and support Central City Opera at the Denver Antiques & Art Show & Sale, Fri.-Sun., April 17-19, at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. Browse and buy fine art and antiques including furniture, jewelry, rugs, silver, fine and modern paintings, as well as Central City Opera’s own antiques. Floral designer Toni Garner is featured at a Fri., 10a.m., luncheon and lecture. Show opens 11a.m., closes at 6p.m. (5p.m. Sun.). Admission: $10/three days. For details, visit www.centralcityopera.org, email boxoffice@centralcityopera.org, or call 303-292-6700.
Join hundreds of business, civic and community leaders for Denver Public Schools’ Achieve Gala, Wed., April 22, at the Hyatt Regency Denver (Colorado Convention Center), 650 15th St. Cocktail reception at 5:30p.m., followed by dinner, entertainment (by school bands, choirs and dancers), dessert and networking. All proceeds benefit the DPS Foundation, raising and managing funds to support the district’s student achievement programs. Info: Mary Spillane, 720-423-3897, mspillane@dpsfoundation.org or www.dpsfoundation.org.
Help out Open House, a community center in Israel, promoting Jewish-Arab coexistence and reconciliation, at the Open Minds, Open Hearts benefit concert, featuring songs of peace performed by David Ross, Hal Aqua and others, Sat., April 25, 7:30p.m., at Temple Micah, 2600 Leyden St. All proceeds benefit the center; details at www.friendsofopenhouse.org. RSVP/tickets at www.micahdenver.org ($18 advance) or the door ($20). Contact the Temple Micah office for more info, 303-388-4239, office@micahdenver.org.
Dine out with family and friends on Thur., April 30, and 25% of the tab will go directly to Project Angel Heart. More than 340 restaurants in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs are participating in this year’s Dining Out for Life, which raises $400,000 annually for the nonprofit provider of meals to people suffering from life-threatening illnesses. For lists of restaurants and program details, visit http://projectangelheart.org, e-mail kathryn@projectangelheart.org, or call 303-830-0202.
Mark your philanthropic & physical fitness calendars for the MS Lifelines Walk, Sat., May 2, in City Park, presented by the Colorado Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Participants can walk one- or three-mile loops, and enjoy food, entertainment and the MS “experience” tent. Virtual walk option also available. Held west of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. Registration 7a.m., walk at 9. For more information/parking details, visit www.walkMScolorado.org.
Join Denver’s notable female chefs for food, wine and music at WomenCook! Dining for a Difference, Mon., May 4, 6-8:30p.m., at Congregation Emanuel, 51 Grape St. Chefs will serve signature small plates and converse with guests during the walk-around dinner, benefitting Work Options for Women, providing life-long employment skills to impoverished women transitioning to independence. Info, www.workoptions.org; tickets,www.blacktie-colorado.com, 720-944-1917.
