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Photos From Around New York: November 17, 2010 (PHOTOS)

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Last night many New Yorkers were out supporting great causes.

George Clooney (and his gorgeous girlfriend) and Robert Kennedy Jr. for attended the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Ripple of Hope awards dinner. For the Reeve children, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's A Magical Evening 20th Anniversary Gala was a rousing success.

Members of the fashion elite, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg and Mario Testino, attended a private preview of 'BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master' at The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. And members of the literary world, Tom Wolfe and National Book Award Winner Patti Smith were present for the National Book Awards.

Check out everything you might have missed:

Day in Photos: November 17, 2010
Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams(01 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: TV host and comedian Jimmy Fallon (L) and NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams attend the 57th Annual Advertising Council Public Service Award Dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Elisabetta Canalis, George Clooney, Kerry Kennedy(02 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Elisabetta Canalis, actor George Clooney and Kerry Kennedy attend the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Ripple of Hope awards dinner at Chelsea Piers on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Daphne Guinness(03 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Daphne Guinness attends a private preview of the exhibition 'BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master' at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Queen Sofia Spanish Institute) (credit:Getty)
Hamish Bowles, Mario Testino(04 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Photographer Mario Testino (R) and European Editor at Large for Vogue Hamish Bowles (L) attend a private preview of the exhibition 'BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master' at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Queen Sofia Spanish Institute) (credit:Getty)
Michelle Harper(05 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Michelle Harper attends a private preview of the exhibition 'BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master' at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Queen Sofia Spanish Institute) (credit:Getty)
David Blaine, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Garren Givens(06 of06)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Magician David Blaine performs a magic trick for a guest, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Garren Givens during the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's A Magical Evening 20th Anniversary Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on November 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) (credit:Getty)

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