The four fundraisers that President Obama's campaign is holding tonight kick off a busy month of fundraising from Denver to Dublin (as in Ireland) and beyond. As of this morning, there are 23 upcoming Obama Victory Fund fundraisers on the Party Time books. (See all of Party Time’s Obama fundraisers here.)

Tonight’s New York City fundraiser, hosted by the Futuro Fund and LGBT Leadership Council, features Ricky Martin and the president himself. Tickets range from $5,000 to $35,800. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama will host a fundraiser in Dallas, where the price of admission ranges from $250 to $5,000. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is hosting a dinner in Boston. Tickets range from $10,00 to $30,800. A fourth, more modestly priced ($200-$2,500) event will be take place this evening in Chicago.

Hot on the heels of his declaration of support for same-sex marriage, Obama will undoubtedly be hoping for an enthusiastic showing of financial support at a gala reception in Los Angeles on June 6 with LGBT donors.

Obama also has fundraisers planed for Boston, Redwood City, Chicago, Denver and even Dublin, Ireland. The Dublin event includes a film screening and reception with Charles Adams. Tickets range from $100 to $500. The invitation cautions that only U.S. citizens and green card holders can donate.

Secretary of the Navy, Richard Danzig is holding a fundraiser at the Offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP on K Street. Tickets range from $100 to $1,000.

Other upcoming events include the well publicized fundraiser at George Clooney’s house May 10 and a Chicago Runway event at Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios June 12. The cocktail soiree is hosted by Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, super model Chanel Iman and Obama campaign manager Jim Messina.

It's another action-packed week Party Timers, with almost 30 events in the database. Here are the highlights:

More Obama: Another busy week for the Obama Victory Fund as they oversee five fundraisers this week. On Monday, the president is expected to be in New York for a reception with special guest, Latino Pop star Ricky Martin. Tickets start at $5,000 and go up to $35,800 for this event.

That same day, first lady Michelle Obama will also be attending a reception in Dallas, Texas, for the Obama-supporters there. The more modestly priced event has tickets from $250 to $5,000.

Later in the week, on Thursday, there will be a private performance by American folk-rock singer Paul Simon in Massachusetts. Obama for America campaign manager Jim Messina will host the $2,500 to $20,000 event.

The next day, Pres. Obama's right-hand man, Vice President Joe Biden, is scheduled to attend a luncheon in Delaware. Those who wish to chair the event will have to dole out some $25,000, while "friends" can get in for $2,500.

Finally, for the individuals who are looking for a more affordable (and arguably more entertaining) way to support the president, the Obama Victory Fund will be holding a block party in Florida hosted by and featuring DJs for Obama. Tickets for this event start out at $25. Those who prefer to be part of the VIP crew can do so for $100.

Chris Christie, big wigs, in for Wilson: On Thursday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the featured guest at a New York City reception for former Rep. Heather Wilson, now running for Senate in New Mexico. The event, at the classic 21 Club, features a slew of high profile businessmen, lobbyists and GOP fundraisers. Among them are: billionaire and grocery empire-owner John Catsimatidis, former RNC chair Ken Mehlman, former Goldman Sachs partner Lew Eisenberg, and former senator-turned lobbyist Al D'Amato. The Attendees are expected to chip in a lofty $2,500 or $5,000 to Wilson's campaign.

Smoke-filled room?: Freshman lawmaker Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., is holding a "cigar smoke" Tuesday evening at CXIII Rex, a members-only cigar club in Virginia, billed as "the perfect place to...simply enjoy yourself in the comfort of exclusivity." A spot at the smoke session costs $500 for individuals and double that for PAC representatives.

Golf with Mikulski: For a weekly dose of activity, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., will be having her 22nd Annual Golf Tournament at the Whiskey Creek Golf Clubon Monday (rain or shine, according to the invite). Tickets range from $1,000 to $3,500.

For a full list of all the breakfasts, luncheons, receptions etc., check out our upcoming events sidebar.

The nation's lawmakers have returned from their week of rest and with them, of course, the parties. Sunlight has almost 20 events lined up for you. Here are the highlights:

More from the Obama Victory Fund: You Party Timers can pretty much expect to see Obama presidential fundraisers almost every week from here on in. The Obama campaign hasn't stopped partying for the past month now it seems! This week is no different with four parties of different prices and sizes lined up for his supporters.

On Tuesday, the Obama Victory Fund will be holding a reception with Obama for America Digital Director, Teddy Goff and its Chief Digital Strategist Joe Rospars in Brooklyn. The Obama campaign's digital strategy will be the focus of this event. Tickets start at $75 and go up to $1,500 for those who want to host.

The president himself will be flying to Seattle on Thursday for a brunch in his honor at the home of one of his inaugural donors. The pricey event costs $17,900 for individuals and $35,800 for couples.

A few hours later, Obama is expected to be at a lunch at the Paramount Theater, also in Seattle, with special musical guest Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band. Event tickets start at a modest $250 but shoot up to $8,000 for a group of four who wish to be part of the photo reception.

Later in the evening, the president is expected to fly into California for a dinner at actor George Clooney's residence. This shindig will cost $35,800.

Democrat Senators Partying: It seems that all around the Democrats are having the time of their lives. This week the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has a few events lined up for the public.

Along with their monthly roundtable breakfast briefing held on Wednesday, the Women's Senate Network will be having a discussion and lunch the same afternoon. Suggested contributions start at $500 but the lunch is free for those who pay $5,000 annual membership. Those who desire to upgrade and chair the event must have $30,800 ready.

Finally, in the evening, the committee is inviting all supporters to a "Friends on the Hill Dinner." For this event supporters have to dole out $10,000.

The Outings: Don't worry outdoorsy Party Timers, Republican lawmakers have got you covered in this category.

On Monday, Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., will be hosting a "day of golf" at the Springfield Golf and Country Club in Virginia. Tickets are $500 for individuals and $1,000 for political action committees.

Anglers in the GOP will have a tough choice ahead of them on Friday. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will be "fishing on the Chesapeake Bay" from Solomon's Island, Md. Party Time doesn't have the price or time for this event.

On the same day however, Rep. Andrew Harris, R-Md.,  is hoping to have his postponed "afternoon of charter boat fishing for rockfish" at the Rock Hall Marina, also in Maryland. To attend individuals will have to pay $500 while PACs pay $1,000. PACs that want to co-host will have to show $2,500.

For those who can't possibly choose between these two fishing events, luckily it seems that Crapo's event is expected to go into Saturday as well.

After last week's many frivolities, the nation's lawmakers shall be taking a break as they head out of town for "Constituent and State Work Periods." PartyTime only about seven events lined up for you. Here are the highlights:

Partying with the Presidential Candidates: Both President Barack Obama and his presumptive GOP opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, will be holding high-priced fundraisers this week.

The president will be attending a Sunday reception at the McLean, Va. home of Democratic moneyman Terry McAuliffe, which will give guests the opportunity to not only rub shoulders with the nation's current president but also with former president Bill Clinton. Tickets for this event will start at $1,000 and go up to $25,000 for those who wish to co-host.

The next day, first lady Michelle Obama will be headlining another reception in Arizona, where attendees will be entertained by alternative country music band Calexico. Tickets tot  his event start at a more modest $100 for Gen44 Young Professionals but balloon up to $10,000.

Romney, meanwhile, will be holding a Wednesday roundtable meeting at the Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Va.  The meetings will include talks about tax reform policy, technology/innovation/entrepreneurs and  trade/global competitiveness. Prices to attend the general reception are $2,500. However, those who wish to be a part of the policy roundtable will have to raise $20,000 for the Romney campaign.

Special Events and Getaways: If you need some fun activities to attend outside of the district, the nation's lawmakers have a fairly packed weekend lined up for you.

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., will be hosting a weekend at the 138th Kentucky Derby for his Louisiana Reform PAC on Friday and Saturday. Tickets cost $5,000 per couple and include two tickets to the races, two seats to the Derby dinner and two transportation tickets from downtown to Churchill Downs.

Louisiana's other senator, Democrat Mary Landrieu, meanwhile will host a musical event closer to home. Landrieu is inviting backers to a Jazz Fest Weekend from Friday to next Sunday in New Orleans. The event will cost couples $5,000.

The baseball fans need not worry -- they are being catered to this weekend. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., will be hosting a fundraiser at the Ivy League Baseball Club in Chicago, with a view of Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tickets start at $150 and range to $2,500.

Finally, the National Republican Senatorial Committee will have a spring retreat in Texas starting Friday. This event, however, is limited to Policy Board Members only. Party Time doesn't have any more details.

Get ready for a busy week Party Timers! We've got about 30 events lined up for you this week. The highlights:

No Stopping Obama: President Obama's campaign continues its fundraising frenzy this week with three events. On Tuesday, partygoers will have the opportunity to mingle with the first lady at a reception at the Hilton Omaha in Nebraska. Tickets to the event start a more pocket-friendly $250 but balloon to $5,000 for those who wish to attend the greet, photo and general receptions.

That same evening, a little further north in Minnesota, Democratic campaign superstar David Axelrod will be hosting a $2,500 to $5,000 dinner for the Obama Victory Fund.

Later in the week on Friday and Saturday, the president himself is scheduled to attend the 18th Annual National Women's Issues Conference here in D.C. Once again, tickets start out at a relatively affordable $250 for seniors and the Gen44 crowd but go up to a staggering $75,800 for five tickets to the conference, access to all the special events, premium seating, a photo, special recognition...and oh, the title of "Conference Chair."

As PartyTime reported earlier, the price tag of $75,800 is the highest we've ever seen!

Senators play money ball: The Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have the same idea this week, and that is to raise as much money as possible.

On Wednesday,  there will be a reception for the Virginia Senate 2012, a joint committee benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Gov. Tim Kaine's campaign for the seat that retiring Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., will vacate at the end of this year. Tickets run from $5,000 to $35,800.

The very next day, the Republicans will be following suit with a National Republican Senatorial Committee reception for the Senate chiefs of staff. Tickets to this more modestly priced event range from $500 to $1,000.

The Getaways: From golfing to fishing to fiesta, the nation's lawmakers have something lined up for you this week.

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, will be having her 10th Annual Fiesta Fundraiser in Fort Worth on Sunday and Monday. Donors can pick from two packages. The first package which costs $1,500 for individuals and $3,000 for PACs includes two days of golfing, Sunday night dinner and entrance into a Monday evening fundraiser. The second includes Sunday night dinner, one day of golfing and entrance into the Monday fundraiser. Price: $1,000 for individuals and $2,000 for PACs.

It's a great week for Republican anglers: On Monday, Rep. Andrew Harris, R-Md., will be hosting an an afternoon of charter boat fishing for rockfish at the Rock Hall Marina in Maryland. Ticket prices start at $500. And on Friday, there will be a Fishing Excursion benefiting Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., in Maryland. Party Time doesn't have the ticket price for this event.

GOP golfers have a tough choice Friday: Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, is hosting a Weekend of Fun & Golf on Sea Island, Ga. to benefit his leadership PAC, Promoting our Republican Team. It'll cost between $2,500 and $5,000 to attend this event.

But the same day, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., will also be hosting a Golf Outing in North Carolina at the Pine Needles Lounge and Golf Club. Tickets start at $1,500.

If all these events still don't sate your desire to party, check our list of "upcoming fundraising events" at right for the full schedule.

Attention Obama donors: Here's a chance to completely max out your gifts to the president's campaign all at once:

Even we jaded chroniclers of campaign cash grabs are dazzled by the ask for becoming a Conference Chair at the Annual National Women’s Issues Conference in DC . It's the most eye popping of a series of fundraisers that signal a definitive ramp-up of the president's fundraising campaign.

The $75,800 requested contribution the highest we've ever recorded at Party Time. And it's artfully divided among political committees so as not to violate FEC limits. The fine print explains the dizzying array of slicing and dicing.

The first $5,000 will go toward Obama for America, the President’s personal campaign committee. Half of that total will be credited toward the primary, half for the general election. This is the maximum an individual can give to a campaign.

The next $30,800 goes to the Democratic National Committee. That's the limit individuals can give to a national party committee per calendar year.

Then, the state party committees in ten battleground states get cuts. Calculating from the formula provided on the invite, here's what we figure the following state parties would get:

Fla.              $6,800

Ohio            $6,400

Pa.                $5,200

Colo.            $4,400

N.C.              $4,400

Va.                $4,400

Nev.              $2,400

Wis.              $2,400

Iowa             $2,000

N.H.             $1,600

Don't have $75,800 to spare? There are still other options. Top price gets you and four of your best friends access to all special events, photos and of course, special recognition. For a mere $40,000, you can get the same package, provided you attend solo.  A $15,000 to $5,000 ticket will still get you some perks. General Admission sells for $1,500 to $250. But the cheapest option is only available for young adults and seniors.

President Obama's fundraising schedule has kicked in to high gear with a busy dance card of events, including one that breaks records for Party Time. Even Michelle Obama and Vice President Biden are busy with fundraisers. On Tuesday, the vice president is headlining a fundraiser in Washington, while first lady Michelle Obama is raising money in Tennessee and Pennsylvania.  On Wednesday the president himself will be rubbing shoulders and breaking bread with donors in the battleground state of Michigan.

Obama's money-raising safari, which will follow an economic speech in Ohio, will include a reception at the Henry Ford museum. Donors can schmooze with the president -- who claims that his bailout kept the entire U.S. auto industry from becoming a museum piece -- while looking at Model Ts. Tickets start at $100 and run to $5,000 with proceeds benefiting the the Obama Victory Fund.

The Detroit Free Press reports that there will be an additional fundraiser at the home of Denise Ilitch, whose family owns the Little Caesar's pizza chain as well as Detroit's professional hockey and baseball teams, the Red Wings and the Tigers.

Thursday, Obama will be the featured attraction at a Washington campaign briefing fundraiser with a $40,000 price tag. Guests will get a campaign briefing, then a chance to mingle with the president at a reception, followed by a dinner with big Democratic enviro Carol Browner. Browner, who headed the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change and at the beginning of Obama's administration, and served as former President Bill Clinton's Environmental Protection Agency chief, currently works for Center for American Progress.

By comparison to the Thursday event's price tag, an April 29 fundraiser that features both Presidents Obama and Clinton is a comparative bargain. The event, in the Washington bedroom community of McLean, Va.,  will cost between $1,000 and $25,000. Really? A campaign briefing is worth more than a pic with two Oval Office occupants?

The Obama-Clinton event looks downright cheap compared what Obama backers have to pay to become Conference Chair at the Annual National Women's Issues Conference in DC. It's such a doozy we've made it the subject of a separate post.

Obama also has ample fundraising help:

• The first lady is busy. She  hosted a fundraiser at the Jefferson Hotel a few blocks from the White House on Monday. On Tuesday, Mrs. Obama  is hosting a fundraiser with folk artist Emmylou Harris in Nashville and will appear at The Rivers Club in Pittsburgh. Next Tuesday, she's at a reception in Omaha.


• Biden and some of his children are presiding Tuesday evening over a fundraiser at the newly refurbished Howard Theater in Washington's historic black entertainment district.


• Democratic campaign superstar, David Axelrod is headlining a Minneapolis dinner April 24 for the Obama Victory Campaign. Tickets range from $2,500 to $5,000.


• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan will be hosting a reception at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center in Cambridge, Mass. on May 25.

Congress is coming back from spring break and so are the parties! Party Time's most newsy get of the upcoming week is undoubtedly the invite to the birthday luncheon that "The" Donald Trump is hosting in New York for Ann Romney, the new poster child for stay-at-home moms. It's just one of more than 20 fundraising events crowding the PartyTime database as lawmakers return from a two-week spring break. The highlights:

Happy Birthday Ann! Talk about fortunate timing for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee: Would-be first lady Ann Romney, the perceived victim in a media furor over what constitutes a working mom, will be the honoree at a Women for Romney reception at Trump Tower in honor of her birthday. The invite goes out of the way to assure maxed-out donors they can attend -- as long as they bring a guest who can cough up the $1,000 ticket price. The New York City event comes as Mitt Romney has been focusing on the GOP's gender gap to attract more female voters.

Bidens and the other Clinton raise money for 2012. Vice President Biden and two of his children, Ashley Biden and Hunter Biden, will join former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis on Tuesday at a Gen 44 fundraiser for President Obama's reelection campaign. Tickets start at $44 and run to $2,500 for the photo reception. The venue is the just-reopened Howard Theatre.

Get away to South Carolina: For those who would like to escape the district, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., will be having his annual D.C.-to-South Carolina trip this weekend. The event, which begins April 22 at The Sanctuary Hotel on the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, will cost $3,000 per PAC and $1,500 for individuals.

Check our list of "upcoming fundraising events" at right for the full schedule of this week's breakfasts, lunches, receptions and dinners.

The decision by several major Democratic super PACs to join forces for fundraising, announced last month, apparently formalizes some long-standing collaboration.  PartyTime has gotten hold of an old invite which detailed the events for a briefing last October that brought together a number of top political fundraising organizations associated with the Democratic party and allied organizations.

The invite, which represents one of the first super PAC fundraisers to hit Sunlight's PartyTime database, listed American Bridge 21st Century, America Votes, EMILY'S List, House Majority PAC, Priorities USA Action and the Senate Majority PAC.  The invitation described these PACs and super PACs as  organizations "working in collaboration to ensure the progressive electoral infrastructure has the tools and resources necessary to win in 2012."

Listed as hosts for the event: were major Obama inaugural donors Reinier and Nancy Beeuwkes, Paul and Joanne Egerman and Barbara Lee, along with other major Democratic donors.

Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily's List and David Brock, the founder of American Bridge 21st Century, were listed as event speakers.

PartyTime wonders, how many more of these kind of meetings have taken place? Got an invite? Share it here.

President Obama will participate in four south Florida moneymakers on Tuesday, and the bounty could be well over $2 million. Previously, we had reported only two of the events, a campaign briefing for LGBT supporters and a reception with the president, both at a Hollywood, Fla. hotel.

But there's a lot more: The fundraiser-in-chief's cash cow of a day begins with a $10,000-per-plate lunch at a private residence in Palm Beach Gardens. A campaign official says about 60 people are expected for the lunch, which the Miami Herald says will take place at the home of Paula and Hansel Tookes. The Tookes have not been major political donors in the past.

At 3 p.m., Obama will briefly shift into non-fundraiser mode for an official event at Florida Atlantic University. He'll be promoting the Buffett rule, a proposal that would ask millionaires to pay higher taxes, which could affect some of the deep-pocketed donors he'll be schmoozing with throughout the day.

Then it's on to a hotel in Hollywood, Fla. for two more fundraisers:  At a fundraising reception that features a musical performance by Grammy-winning artist John Legend, Obama will deliver remarks to an expected crowd of 850 people. General seating costs $500. At that price and expected attendance, the event would raise $425,000. But it will likely bring in more, as better seats were sold for between $1,000 and $5,000, according to the invitation. A limited number of $250 tickets were also made available through Gen44, the campaign's program to reach young contributors, according to an Obama campaign official.

Meanwhile, at the same hotel, the Democratic National Committee's LGBT Leadership Council will be holding a briefing for supporters, who are paying $2,500 or $10,000 for a chance to meet the president. Senior campaign and DNC officials will brief the crowd on the administration's efforts to advance LGBT rights. Obama will stop by and participate in a photo line.

By 8 p.m., Obama is scheduled to be in a cozier setting, giving remarks at the Golden Beach home of lawyer and Democratic fundraiser Jeremy Alters. The Miami Herald has an interesting blog post about Alters' melodramatic career, since he initiated a lawsuit against Bank of America that alleged the financial giant illegally charged overdraft fees, resulting in a $410 million settlement. Alters' dinner alone could bring in $900,000, as 60 people are expected to attend at $15,000 each, according to the Obama campaign. Alters has contributed nearly $350,000 to political campaigns over the years, according to an analysis of Influence Explorer data, including $35,800 to the Obama Victory Fund last year (a joint fundraising account between the Obama campaign and the DNC). He also raised—or "bundled"—between $200,000 and $500,000 for the Obama campaign in 2008. So far this year, he has already bundled between $50,000 and $100,000.

All of Tuesday's proceeds will go towards the Obama Victory Fund.