This Week in Events: Playground Lunches and Fashionable Feasts

On Thursday, The Winter Show held a Young Collectors Night benefit for East Side House at the Park Avenue Armory.

Meanwhile, James Harden helped Saks celebrate its new menswear department with a party at Le Chalet at L’Avenue at Saks.

Also on Thursday, Siddhartha Shukla and Angie Mar hosted a Lunar New Year cocktail dînatoire on behalf of Lanvin at Les Trois Chevaux.

On Wednesday, Saks held a dinner in honor of Marlo Laz at Le Chalet at L’Avenue at Saks.

On Tuesday, Stacey Bendet hosted a party to celebrate alice + olivia’s new denim collection.

Also on Tuesday, Stephen Rubin held a party at his Upper West Side apartment to celebrate the release of his memoir, Words and Music: Confessions of an Optimist.

On Monday afternoon, the Playground Partners — a program of the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy — held their annual Winter Luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental. The event, which featured comedian/author Jenny Mollen in conversation with motivational speaker Gabby Bernstein, raised $330,000 to maintain Central Park’s playgrounds.