BREW AT THE ZOO
June 13 4-9pm. Zoo Atlanta’s most enjoyable event has returned. Local bands, Y-O-U and Yacht Rock Revue, will perform throughout the zoo. (Guests must be 21+). $40-50. For tickets or more information, www.zooatlanta.org.

CHRIS KIDS PREMIERE PARTY
June 13 Cocktail party and silent action with proceeds benefitting homeless youth served by CHRIS Kids. Opera Atlanta Event Center. $25. Cash bar. For more information, 404-486-9034.

LOST OASIS
June 13 8pm -midnight. Hosted by Fernbank Museum's young professional guild, Artemis, guests are invited to “Jurassic Jam”. Live music, auctions and open bar at the museum make for a memorable night. $100. Proceeds benefit BONES for Kids (Building on Experiences in Science). Michele & Jeff McKinnis and Kara Worthington, co-chairs. For more information, 404-929-6404.

GALA OPERA DINNER
June 14 7pm. City Grill and Georgia State School of Music present a gourmet, three-course dinner accompanied by singers from the 2009 Harrower Summer Opera Workshop. $100. Proceeds benefit Opera Studies at GSU. For more information, 404-413-5914.

“CHOCOLATE! 2009”
June 18 6-10pm. Atlanta’s top bakers, chefs, vintners and caterers will be featured at Villa Christina for this year's fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Complete with two live bands, a chocolate martini bar, chocolate lager, buffet, silent auction and chocolate galore. $65 in advance. For more information, 40-/325-6973.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL EMMY® AWARDS
June 27 This annual black-tie EMMY® Awards ceremony and dinner at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will honor excellence in television news, programming production and talent. Champagne reception at 5pm. NATAS members $90; non-members $150. For information or reservations, www.natassoutheast.org or 770-414-8777.

JULY

GRITZ AT THE RITZ
July 26 12:45 pm. Luncheon and fashion show at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead honoring the 2009 Phoenix Society debutantes featuring fashion ensembles from Belk at Phipps Plaza. The annual event benefits Shepherd Center’s Phase III Construction and Renovation Project. Tickets $95. For more information, 404-847-0548.

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