Taking place on Saturday, February 13, the 101st Charity Ball at the Hotel Del Coronado will celebrate the grand tradition of San Diego's longest running philanthropic event. Titled Floral Fantasy and under the helm of Marlene Shook, this year's event will benefit the completion of Rady Children's Hospital’s new Acute Care Pavilion, a 279,000 square-foot building that will double the size of the Rose Pavilion, which itself was considered gigantic when it opened in 1993. Rady Children’s expansion will ensure that the hospital can care for every child who needs help. It will provide much-needed facilities and a bigger safety net for the growing number of children who will call San Diego home for decades to come. (858/966-5988, http://helpsdkids.org) JANE SHIOMI
