Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Spring Gala 2027: Designers Set the Tables to Make Magic at Cipriani
On Thursday, May 13, 2027, the 132-year-old East Side settlement house returns to Cipriani 42nd Street for a black-tie evening of designer tablescapes, dinner and dancing, honoring Richard and Chele Farley.
Among New York's spring benefits, few are as purely enjoyable to walk into as the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House gala. The premise is simple and irresistible: dozens of interior designers each dress a table, and guests spend the cocktail hour wandering the room as if through a showhouse, before sitting down to dinner amid the results. On Thursday, May 13, 2027, the evening returns to Cipriani 42nd Street under the theme "Make Magic," honoring Richard and Chele Farley, and the organization has already issued a save-the-date asking guests to reserve tickets at their earliest convenience.
What the charity supports
The Neighborhood House provides integrated human services for people on Manhattan’s East Side. Its work spans early childhood, older adults, housing, health, food, education and the arts, connecting a design-led gala with needs close to home. Explore the organization’s work.
Where support goes
The gala supports the institution’s services, with financial statements and an impact report available for readers who want to look further. The organization describes programs serving people across generations. A decorated dinner table is the evening’s creative expression; the lasting purpose is support for neighbors. Read its financial and impact reporting.
The people behind the work
The 2027 gala honors Richard and Chele Farley. Diana Ronan Quasha is gala chair emerita, Christopher Spitzmiller honorary design chair, and Lindsey Coral Harper and Harry Heissmann design chairs. Staff and volunteers provide the year-round services behind that circle of patrons. Meet the organization.
Why this evening matters
Many galas promise spectacle; this one delivers a genuinely original format. The designer tables turn the cocktail hour into a social event in its own right, a reason to circulate, compare and linger, and the setting of Cipriani 42nd Street, with its towering columns and coffered ceiling, gives the designers a magnificent stage. Behind the glamour sits a neighborhood institution that serves toddlers, seniors and New Yorkers in housing crisis under one mission, which gives the evening a satisfying sense of proportion. With honorees announced, a theme set and tables already on sale seven months out, it is one of the earliest spring invitations to watch.
The date and how to take part
2027-05-13 · Cipriani 42nd Street. Read our event guide for the evening’s details and visit the organizer for tickets, tables or admission inquiries. A public event page does not guarantee that tickets remain available or that every package includes the same access.
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