Tuesday, May 22nd, The Friends of The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks held a wine and cheese tasting at the Historic Powel House at 244 South 3rd Street. Greg Moore, famed wine lover and authority displayed and served six Old World wines to be sniffed, swirled and sipped, while Billy Mignucci Lisa Bogan of DiBruno Brothers helped everyone help themselves to five different types of their delicious cheeses. For more information about Landmarks, call215-925-2251.

Since1896, the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair has promoted horsemanship and horsebreeding for confirmation, performance, and speed. Celebrating its 105th anniversary this year, the show is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse competition in the country. The kickoff cocktail party took place on Sunday, May, 20th at the Robert Montgomery Scott's beautiful estate in Villanova, Ardrossan.

The Main Ballroom at the Park Hyatt Bellevue was filled on April 25 with over 300 women, mostly, who were there for the annual Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Daisy Day Luncheon fundraiser. Then event raises money to help cover the financial gap between the amount that insurance companies will cover and what the children's families can afford to pay. Over the past 25 years, the annual campaign has raised more than five million dollars. CHOP provided more than fifty-eight million dollars in uncompensated care in 2000. A fashion show with designer Michael Kors' Fall 2001 collection was presented by Saks Fifth Avenue and featured supermodels Maggie Rizer, Missy Rayder, Karen Elson and Oluchi; all of whom came in from New York to support CHOP's humanitarian efforts.

The future of children's tennis was celebrated by over 900 guests, celebrities and at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center in Manayunk on Saturday, April 21st. The Hawaiian-theme evening (you'll note the lovely array of flora and fauna worn by guests) was started with a rousing performance by several of the center's children whose lives have been bettered by tennis. The18th annual benefit featured its famous silent and live auctions, with some truly extravagant items; a $25,000 two-week deluxe trip to Australia from Swain Australia Tours); a private dinner for 12 at megachef George Perrier's house; and tickets to the French Open with hotel and airfare. Proceeds from the event benefit 6,000 youngsters throughout the Philadelphia Area.

The 16th annual SCANtastic was held at Memorial Hall on Friday, April 20th to benefit SCAN, the Supportive Child/Adult network, aka, Stop Child Abuse Now. All proceeds from this benefit go directly to SCAN, which offers services free of charge to its clients. Over 2,000 guests arrived to support this cause and were treated to a food wonderland, catered by 150 restaurants. If they could move after feasting, partiers danced to the tunes of at least 5 bands before placing bids in the silent auction. To volunteer at SCAN, call 215-590-1504.