November 13, 2008

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Give it away now.

PARTY
Eat Your Heart Out Boston
What: Eight chefs cook dishes like whole suckling pigs and sausage-stuffed lady apples, after which bands including The Everyday Visuals take the stage.
Why: All proceeds go to The Food Project.
When: Sun. Dinner, 6 p.m.; music, 8 p.m.
Where: Church, 69 Kilmarnock St., The Fenway. Tickets online at ticketweb.com.

SEE
Project East
What: Rising Asian designers strut their looks for the second annual charity fashion show; proceeds go to Artists for Humanity.
Why: The legendary Issey Miyake is showing outside Paris for the first time.
When: Sat., 7 p.m.
Where: MAC Quad, Harvard Yard, 39 Holyoke St., Cambridge. Tickets online at ofa.fas.harvard.edu.

SATISFY
Home Sweet Home
What: Dessert tasting from eighteen area restaurants like Harvest and Kickass Cupcakes raises money for the Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund.
Why: Help the homeless? Sweet.
When: Fri., 7-11 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. Tickets online at chafund.org.

GLAM
Fall Prom: the Greatest Night of Your Life
What: United Way’s Young Leaders throw a high school bash. Dress up in prom gear and rock out to classics with snacks, booze (it’s legal this time), and a free corsage.
Why: Those glory days ain’t over yet.
When: Sat., 7 p.m.-midnight.
Where: Kings, 50 Dalton St., Back Bay. Tickets online at supportunitedway.org.

SHOP
Design Salon Annual Holiday Sale
What: Fave local female designers get you prepped for the holidays. Pick up goodies from M. Flynn, Etcetera Media, Plank, and JHill Design.
Why: Twenty percent of the proceeds go to the Kingsley Montessori Scholarship Fund.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Kingsley Montessori School, 26 Exeter St., Back Bay (617-226-4900).