The Zenobia Payne-Drake Humanitarian award will be presented to Charles M. Anderson, U.S. Congressman John Conyers Jr., Jeriel D. Heard and Maureen Taylor. 6 p.m. June 8, Somerset Inn, Troy. 3rd annual Recognition Dinner and Auction. Speaker is U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. There will be a silent auction, dinner, wine and awards ceremony crowning the 2001 Michgian Equestrian Princess.
Benefits equine non-profit associations.
6 p.m. June 9, State Fairgrounds, Detroit. 3rd annual Art of Food and Wine. Wine tasting, appetizers, coffee and desserts. Jennifer Nasser will host a garden party at her home in Bloomfield Hills. Special guest will be Princess Yasmin Aga Kahn.