Carla Harris Managing director, Morgan Stanley

WOULDN'T MISS: The New York City Wine & Food Festival, October 9 to October 12. The proceeds will benefit the Food Bank for New York City, one of the largest U.S. food banks.

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: The Studio Museum in Harlem's annual gala on October 27. "This is one of the premier art museums focusing on and specializing in African American artists and artists of color," she says. "It is a gem."

David Koch Executive vice president, Koch Industries

WOULDN'T MISS: American Ballet Theatre's opening night gala at City Center in New York on October 21.

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: The revival of South Pacific at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center; Body of Lies, opening October 10, a film about a C.I.A. operative in Amman, Jordan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

Scott Sperling Co-president, Thomas H. Lee Partners

WOULDN'T MISS: The biannual rugby game with Harvard Business School alumni on Columbus Day weekend. "After 27 years as a rugby player I need the six months' healing time between games."

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: "My son's high school wrestling matches."

Dan Lufkin Co-founder, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

WOULDN'T MISS: Tom Friedman's new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America.

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: "The Showgirl Must Go On," Bette Midler's show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The preview of the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, benefiting the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on October 16.   

Dina Kaplan Chief operating officer, blip.tv

WOULDN'T MISS: The Asian Contemporary Art Fair in New York, running from November 7 to November 10. "I love supporting art fairs in New York, and this will be a fun one."

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: A Raisin in the Sun at Actors Theatre of Louisville, in Kentucky. Shrek on Broadway. "This will be fun," she says, "and a great way to check off the culture box for the week."

Boykin Curry Partner, Eagle Capital Management

WOULDN'T MISS: Absinthe at Spiegelworld in New York on October 3. The performance was brought out to celebrate To Your Taste, a new book by his wife, interior designer Celerie Kemble.

ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: Peggy Siegal's screening of Barry Levinson new movie, What Just Happened? "Peggy screens all the best new movies, and I like the opportunity to ask directors what they meant, but I always feel pressure to study up beforehand so I have smart questions!"