28th Annual Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala: Epicurean Elegance - Benefits Moores UCSD Cancer Center - 6 p.m. May 16 - Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina - 1380 Harbor Island Drive - (858) 822-0023 - www.celebritychefscook.org
Roll Out the Barrel - Benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation; presented by San Diego County Credit Union - Features performances by Eve Selis and A.J. Croce - 5:30 p.m. May 16 - Humphrey's Half Moon Inn & Suites - 2303 Shelter Island Drive - www.makeawishgala.com
Sunset Soiree! - Benefits the Del Mar Rotary - 5:30 p.m. May 19 - Del Mar Plaza - 15th Street, Del Mar - www.delmarrotary.org
Ninth Annual Art Gala - Benefits the Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter - 6 p.m. May 21 - Powerhouse Community Center - 1658 Coast Blvd., Del Mar - (858) 792-9940 - www.surfridersd.org
Invitation to the Voyage Gala - Benefits the children in pre-elementary school through eighth grade at the San Diego French American School - 7 p.m. May 24 - Airport Lounge - 2400 India St. - www.lajollahighfoundation.org
Milagros Unit of Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary: 49th Annual Food & Wine Tasting - Benefits the Heart Institute-Cardiology/Cardiovascular Programs - June 7 - Del Mar Plaza - 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar - (619) 888-6403
Social Service Auxiliary's Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting Event - Benefits Camp Oliver - 3 p.m. June 14 - Westgate Hotel - 1055 Second Ave. - (619) 583-WINE - www.wineandroses.net
The Magic of Music - Benefits the San Diego Center for Children - June 18 - US Grant Hotel - 326 Broadway - (858) 569-2148 - www.centerforchildren.org
Rendezvous in the Zoo: Midnight at the Oasis - Benefits the Zoological Society of San Diego - June 20 - San Diego Zoo - 2920 Zoo Drive - (619) 287-5435 - www.sandiegozoo.org
7th Annual Beer & Sake Festival - Benefits the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana - 6 p.m. June 25 - San Diego Marriott Del Mar - 11966 El Camino Real - www.japan-society.org
Patrons of the Prado: Intrigue on the Orient Express - Benefits the museums and arts organizations on the Prado of Balboa Park - 6 p.m. July 18 - Granada Courtyard of the Casa del Prado, Balboa Park - www.patronsoftheprado.org
After the Finish Line - A tribute to thoroughbreds - 5:30 p.m. July 30 - The Hilton Hotel - 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar - (858) 945-1371 - www.afterthefinishline.org
Jewel Ball: Silk & Spice: A Passage to India - Benefits nonprofit organizations that Las Patronas assists - Aug. 8 - La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club - 2000 Spindrift Drive, La Jolla - www.laspatronas.org
Luau & Longboard Invitational and VIP Party - Benefits Moores UCSD Cancer Center - Aug. 22 - VIP Party - Birch Aquarium - 7 a.m. Aug. 23 - Invitational - Scripps Pier - www.longboardluau.org
Athenaeum's Black & White Gala - Benefits the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - Sept. 11 - The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - 1008 Wall St., La Jolla - (858) 454-5872 - www.ljathenaeum.org
To have your social event listed in the calendar, please e-mail Nicole Reino at nicole@lajollalight.com.
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