The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown hosted the 2007 Liberty USO Gala on Friday, September 28th. The Gala showcased the region's support of its armed forces & raised funds for programs serving families of local troops across 21 Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties.

Water Works Restaurant and Lounge hosted a benefit dinner in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the James Beard Foundation on September 28th. Chef Marc Vetri and six of his protégés prepared a six-course culinary feast.

World Café Live hosted the Friends of Children’s Crisis Treatment Center's seventh annual “Cruise for the Kids," a nautically themed fund-raising and awareness event, on Thursday, September 27th.

The National Constitution Center awarded the 2007 Liberty Medal jointly to U2 front man and humanitarian Bono and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat poverty and disease in Africa, at a moving ceremony on Thursday, September 27th. / Photography by Jeff Fusco

Philadelphia magazine's Third Annual Cocktail Competition was held at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing on September 27th, 2007. Thirteen spirit companies gathered in an intense competition to see who would be named the best cocktail of 2007. The winner selected by our expert panel of judges and the crowd was p.i.n.k. Vodka with their p.i.n.k. lemonade. Philadelphia magazine's next big event is the Terrific Pacific Wine Tasting on Thursday, October 4th.