The South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO), the only state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork of Long Island, will host its 33rd Annual Summer Gala Benefit (Conserving Our Planet: The Future Starts Now) on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike from 6:00pm-10:00pm. This event is to benefit SOFO’s educational and environmental programs and initiatives empowering families to be responsible stewards of our planet and starting the conversation.

This year’s summer gala benefit Ambassador is Liev Schreiber, American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. The event will also honor Special Guest Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Mission Blue, and an oceanographer who has been at the forefront of protecting the ocean for the last 50 years. Other individuals include special friends of SOFO Jim Ash, who was the first Executive Director of SOFO, Richard Grasso, former chairman, and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, SOFO Board Trustee Jeffrey C. Keil of Keil Fiduciary Strategies LLC, Greg Manocherian, the founder of RoeCo Holdings, a private real estate investment and development company based in New York, and Carl Safina, founder of the Safina Center and author of Beyond Words: What Wolves and Dogs Think and Feel, Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families Create Beauty and Achieve Peace, plus other writings about the human relationship with the natural world.

VIP cocktail reception starts from 6 pm to 7 pm. The benefit party, honoree presentation, dinner, and dancing all start at 7 pm and till 10 pm. Splendid catering will be provided by Elegant Affairs Catering. This year's summer gala flowering will also be done by Mark Masone.

VIP Tickets are $1,400 and general admission tickets are $550. VIP Tables range from $10,000 - $50,000. Personalized sponsorship packages are available. For VIP tickets, tables, and business sponsorship opportunities, call Diana Aceti, Director of Development at 631-903- 7217 or email dianaaceti@gmail.com. General admission tickets can be purchased online at https://sofo.org/summer-gala or by calling 631-537-9735.