New Harmony Benefit Gala: You're Invited!

Come on out to this very special benefit event in support of two wonderful organizations performing critical environmental and human rights work in Guatemala.

This event is a cocktail gala and concert featuring Guatemalan musicians Tuco Cárdenas and Fernando Juárez, followed by a party with NYC-based bands and DJs. Be ready to shake it!

All proceeds go towards supporting Semilla Nueva's ongoing work in sustainable agriculture, and maintaining the various social programs offered by Nuevos Horizontes, a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of the rights of women and children in Guatemala.

In particular for Nuevos Horizontes, the proceeds from this event will allow the daycare center to stay open in 2011. The daycare center is for children of working mothers/families living in poverty, and provides full-time childcare as well as nutritional, educational, and psychological services.

When: SATURDAY, December, 18th 7:00pm - 10:00pm (6:00pm - 10:00pm with VIP tickets)

Where: Club Soiree NYC | 199 Bowery, | MANHATTAN, NY 10002

Tickets: $35 General Admission; $100 VIP
REGISTER ONLINE HERE: http://www.semillanueva.org/event1210.php

Come out and support the farmers of our future!

2nd Annual ALT Benefit Art Event in Chelsea is Tomorrow!

What?
2nd annual ALT Benefit Art Event in loving memory of Anders Larson-Toich, aka big Yuck one.

A huge, one-night event featuring more than 30 artists, live DJs, Graffiti murals, awesome raffle items, and an open bar courtesy of Bushmills.

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Where?
The former Con Edison supply warehouse - 169 10th ave and 21st street - directly under the High Line in Chelsea, NYC.

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When?
One night blow out event on June 10th, 2010 from 6pm-10pm.

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Who?
Anders was a good friend, relentless artist and an amazingly compassionate person.

- A message from the President of the Organization -

The Foundation bears the name of my son Anders. I was privileged to share his all too brief life on this earth for 23 years. The last six of which I watched him undergo the often devastating effects of cancer treatments, including multiple surgeries, several rounds of radiation therapy and many chemotherapy drugs. Through it all I was humbled by his constant courage, grace and will. It has forever changed my life and many others.

We are committed to carrying on Anders positive, loving energy on this earth. By raising money and completing projects needed to help other adolescents and young adults, the actions of this Foundation can best create a lasting and fitting tribute to the memory of Anders.

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Specs:
- 6,000 square foot warehouse.
- 35+ Artists
- Graffiti / murals painted throughout the space.
- Music.
- Drinks.
- Raffle items provided by Claw Money, Peg Leg NYC, Reason, Only, aNYthing & Also known As.

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Learn about the Anders Larson-Toich Foundation:
http://altfoundation.com/

heart&feet - A Benefit for Drea's Dream

Photo via Analyssa Benedict

Join Ladies Lotto member, Jennifer Whitley at heart&feet: a dance exhibition, to benefit Drea's Dream, a pediatric dance therapy program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Jennifer will be joined by a host of dancers including Ladies Lotto's Elena Vazintaris and Krista Martins (Border Crossing Collective featuring the MarXman), Synthesis Dance Project and Vissi Dance Theater.

Andréa Rizzo survived childhood cancer only to be mowed down by a drunk driver. A spirited dancer, she always wanted to give back to children via dance therapy. Her passion has been realized by the formation of The Andréa Rizzo Foundation and Drea's Dream.

Help children with cancer find joy in dance by attending this event or supporting the foundation.


Thursday, June 3rd
8:00-10:30pm

Housing Works Bookstore Café
126 Crosby Street
NYC

Tickets are available for purchase at $50, $75 and $125 levels. Click here to place your order: http://dreasdream.org/events/


Sponsors include 44° North Vodka, Stella Artois, Santa Carolina and MotionWear.

Tonight in NYC: Grand Street Fire Benefit

Tonight you can dance for a cause. Head to The Wooly for the Grand Street Fire Benefit.

Friday, May 21st
10pm - ??

The Wooly
11 Barclay Between B'way and Church
NYC

$5 Entry donation
$5 Drink specials

RSVP to grandstreetfirebenefit@gmail.com

Click here to read more.

Ladies Lotto x Lola Ink - Unofficial SXSW Showcase and Austin Chapter Launch Party

Ladies Lotto is expanding like a big booty in jeggings. We took the party coast to coast and now we're headed south. We're launching a new chapter in Austin, Texas! Come dance it out at our unofficial SXSW showcase.

Join the LLadies for a power networking hour at Parkside Lounge before we bring the house down.

Ladies Lotto & Lola Ink Presents the Unofficial SXSW Showcase

LLOW DOWN
The Launch of Ladies Lotto Austin

-A benefit for Girls Rock Camp Austin -


Thursday, March 18th
8pm-2am

The Music Gym
815 East 6th Street
Austin, TX 78702
RSVP: sxsw@ladieslotto.com

$10 suggested donation


FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS...

BANDS
The Fire & Reason (D.A.N.R)
Bad Rabbits (Karmaloop)
The Beatards (Mixtape Riot)
The Colourist (Big Picture Media)
Emii (Big Picture Media)
endless hallway (Wind-Up Records)
Frank and Derol (Big Picture Media)
God-des and She (G & S Records)
Melissa Bryan (Girls rock camp)
Mussels (woxy)
Patches (Girls rock camp)
Make the Girls Dance (Ultra Records)
The New Collisions (Big Picture Media)

DJS
The Toxic Avenger (i-Heart)
Automatic Panic (Citrusonic)
DJ Cat NYC (Citrusonic)
Ceeplus (Bad Knives)
DMNDays (Bloodcompany)
Fredster (Girls & Boys)
Skrillex (Ultra Records)
Trash Yourself (Dance Robots Dance)
Johan (Lose Control)

Pics by www.holly-henderson.com


SPONSORED BY
Red Bull
Chief & Mischief
Karmaloop
DJ Cat NYC
SuperGlued
Big Picture Media
JustusPR

Listen to the new track "My Baby Gots Bass" by Automatic Panics

She's A LLADY: DJ Lady Sha

1) How long have you been a Ladies Lotto member and how has it benefited you?

I've been in LL for a few years now and feel privileged to be apart of a network of women at the head of their industries. I love the company I keep when I get my daily digest and read what all the ladies are up to. I've partnered with several of the ladies in their events or in having them sponsor my events. Also, I love landing in a city and linking with a Ladies Lotto member that noticed my travels online. It's an instant comfort zone in new cities.

2) Being raised in LA, you were surrounded by other cultures and music. Did your parents take issue with your musical tastes, or did they embrace it?

My musical tastes were always my own... listened to in the privacy of my bedroom, headphones, or car (once I could drive). My parents left my taste in music alone. My dad listens to KCRW all day and my mom is a 80's & 90's pop lover.... I now love dropping some of the jams I'd hear on the radio stations they used to play.

3) Music is such a male dominated industry and it's hard for ladies to get props, particularly turntablists. What made you want to take that on?

I was always the girl that wanted to do the hobbies exclusive to boys. It began with guitar, then surfing, water polo, & finally DJ-ing. With DJ-ing, it satisfied my passion to pursue music while also being an immediate source of income. Ignoring the boys-club aura of it, I broke right into the professional DJ circuit after graduating from CAL. Ambition & hunger can make one circumnavigate any static.

4) How did you get your start DJ'ing?

I was a sophomore at Berkeley studying pre-med & anthropology while also taking on way too many extra-curriculars for my own good. My neighbor needed students to get funding for his DJ course on campus and begged me to enroll. I begrudgingly joined the course and within 2 weeks bought my own turntables & my path in life was drastically changed forever.

5) What DJ's (male or female) do you respect and who were you inspired by?

I have always been inspired by DJ Valida who holds the role of a female DJ down with such beautiful energy & warmth. Being a filmmaker, singer, model, & world traveler, she also reminds me it's possible to juggle many hats in life gracefully and never limit yourself. She was actually one of the first people that told me I should join Ladies Lotto.

DJ AM has been an inspiration to me not only in his talent as an incredible DJ, but as a human. At his memorial, one of his best friends said that AM used to advise his managers in business, "Be fair" and "Make sure our side of the street is clean." Additionally, many people had stories of how AM had helped them stay on their path of sobriety. As a DJ, he paved the way for people in our profession that play multi-genre sets to be able to someday make 20K a night & reach celebrity status unheard of before for a hip hop DJ. If I give my life's work the love, passion, dedication, and energy he gave to DJ-ing, I'll have succeeded.

6) You're the party-goer and not the DJ. What makes YOU want to move?

A DJ maintaining and building the energy of a night song to song without losing the dynamic of the beat in transitions. My favorite DJ's are ones that take me on a journey through memory lane, energetics, & vibe.

7) Which do you prefer? Spinning vinyl or digital?

Ideally, I love to spin digitally using serato with a vinyl interface on turntables. Best of both worlds.

8) The music industry has changed so vastly in the past 4 or 5 years. What do you think of the current trends in music and what do you miss?

I don't pay attention to current trends in music as much as I keep an ear out for innovative artists and those progressing the leading edge of their genres.
With music being as accessible as a simple & immediate download, there's been an increase in the amount of sounds I have to sift through to find gems, which is of course more time-consuming. I miss the feeling of buying a new album and listening to it over and over again while I pore over the cd's album art & insert.

9) To add to that, what artists are you absolutely feeling?

I could be here until next week answering that question because of the hundreds of mp3's I go through weekly. There's a fresh movement in LA's underground featuring earth shaking artists such as Rob Roy, Flying Lotus, & The Gaslamp Killer. Even if I don't fell an artist's entire repertoire, I always have a few songs every week that I cannot get enough of. This week, it happens to be Jay-Z's "Venus vs. Mars" off the new Blueprint 3 album.

10) You were already successful as a DJ, so what made you want to go a step further and start LionessLA? What do you hope to do with this venture?

LionessLA is a special events and marketing firm I founded with my business partner Aneesah Williams so that we could have the institution in place to create events we can call our own from their conception to their presentation. Instead of DJ-ing other people's events & fitting into their concept of nightlife, LionessLA is a way for us to produce events that combine our passions for quality music, live art displays, fine dining, fashion, & philanthropy. We began in 2006 with a mission to innovate Los Angeles nightlife with the LionessLA signature. With Los Angeles underway seasonally, we can now focus on collaborating with other cities around the world in addition to expanding Lioness Entertainment to take on other aspects in the music industry beyond event PR.

11) And lastly, we all know DJ's who don't seem to care about people sitting DOWN. What are your top five make-them-move, rump-shaking, no-parking-on-the-dance-floor jams of all time?

1. Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliot
2. Shorty Swing My Way - Kp & Envy
3. Shake it to the Ground - Rye Rye
4. Bucky Dun Gone - M.I.A.
5. Do My Ladies Run This Mutha - Memphis Bleek ft. Jay-Z

LionessLA online

Making Waves, Saving Lives

Making Waves, Saving Lives Documentary Premiere/Dolphin Benefit
April 25th
7PM
Kellen Auditorium / New School
66 Fifth Ave
$10 Suggested Donation

Dolphin is a nationally registered Non-Governmental Organization, which delievers life-saving sexual violence prevention education in Nairobi, Kenya. These are innovative and life-changing strategies than can effectively be used by children, both boys and girls, to identify, avoid, prevent and protect themselves against sexual violence.

Making Waves, Saving Lives is a documentary film about Dolphin Anti-Rape and its program that teaches girls as young as elementary school a self defense called rapid response which empowers them to escape attackers. The film makers kept all aspects of the film and event completely volunteer and grassroots to maximize the proceeds to ensure Dolphin Anti-Rape can continue their great work. Directed and produced by LLNY's Golzar Selbe.

Reaching Out 2 Students: Benefit Fundraiser TONITE!

The lovely Liza Jane of Pop Darlings turned us on to this lovely fundraiser.

From the website:
"Reaching Out 2 Students (RO2S) was formed to offer socio-economically compromised youths and young adults (5-25 years of age) community-based educational and vocational growth opportunities. Since our inception, we have been successful in providing reduced and free tutoring, community outreach trips, and acting as fundraising advisors for a local dance community program. In the future our hopes are to introduce a grant and scholarship program, after-school activities program, and educational and vocational guidance services."

The proceeds from this fundraiser go to:

• Free tutoring for eligible applicants
• A sponsored enrollment for one student in an enrichment program
• Program expenses

Check it out!

Saturday: Benefit Fundraiser for Documentary Film

Come & support
a benefit fundraiser for the upcoming documentary
In the Small Hours
by Director Dana Bartle (LLNY) &
Executive Producer Delilah Rothenberg
Saturday
April 18th, 2009
9pm-4am
Sutra Lounge
16 1st Avenue NYC 10009
featuring DJ Witnes
$25 at the door
silent auction gifts from Thom Browne, Il Buco, Tinto Fino, Mercat, Vosges Chocolates & much more
postcard collage by patricia jo peacock-patriciajopeacock.com
view original artwork here
the artwork will also be included in the silent auction

View this invitation at the film's website:
www.inthesmallhours.com

Animalia NYC

New York curator and photographer Aliya Naumoff has brought together a group of artists working in a range of disciplines from photography to sculpture with one common bond – a love of animals.

100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the ASPCA to help treat and care for animals in need.

TONIGHT! 7-10PM
Fuse Gallery
93 2nd Avenue (between 5th & 6th Streets)
NYC, NY 10003
Subway: F train to 2nd Avenue

sneak peek - http://www.fusegallerynyc.com/09naumoff/naumoff09.html

Afterwards, head over to the Dr. Dre Day Party.

Get Some!

The Ladies Lotto online auction for charity: water is still up. Check out some of the great deals on art, clothing, technology and more (starting at a quarter of their retail price).

But hurry! Many items close over the weekend.

http://www.ladieslottobenefit.cmarket.com

Thou Shalt Covet This

Form plus function; times eco-consciousness equals Tara St. James' line, Covet. Bamboo, organic cotton, soybean rayon and natural dyes are just a few of the elements that make Covet stand out in a world filled with unpronounceable frankenfabrics. Tara has been described as "a beacon of light in the dark, jagged landscape of the fashion industry (Discerning Brute)."

Covet's got more fashion and eco cred than you can shake a stick at so you'll want to get your hands on these two offerings from Ladies Lotto's Charity Water benefit auction.

Covet this line, not clean water.


Photo: Cepolina

On the Edge: House of Diehl

House of Diehl is the partnership of MJ Diehl and Roman Milisic. Producing "statment-making" fashion design and multimedia experiences, their revolutionary work transcends the boundaries between fashion, art, music, and performance.

House of Diehl has exhibited and performed in a range of international arenas: with Sonic Youth at the Greenspace Festival in Spain, alongside Elton John and Liza Minnelli, and many, many, more.

House of Diehl uses fashion as a vehicle for a larger social agenda: individual identity, communication, and community.

Please support Charity Water's efforts to provide clean water in Africa. Click here for our benefit auction!

Where Fashion Meets Fabulous: Harriet's Alter Ego

Beyond offering the worldly woman wildly fashionable clothing and accessories you'd-sell-your-soul-for, Harriet’s Alter Ego can pamper her body with natural body care products, enlighten her mind with art featured in their gallery, ease her spirit through yoga classes and reprieves in the boutiques garden as well as dress the men in her life.

For owners Hekima Hapa and Ngozi Odita, Harriet’s is the idea that fashion should be functional. For their faithful following, however, Harriet’s is a way of life. And although each year their line and boutique concept continually evolves, Harriet’s approach has remained unconventionally classic. A testament to time well spent and design well done.

Harriet’s Alter Ego, truly a lifestyle brand where fashion imitates life.

Harriet's supports clean water in Africa, and you should too! Click here!

LA Benefit is Tomorrow!!!!

Are you really in it to win it? Prove it!

Come join Ladies Lotto for a benefit for charity: water! This isn't your average benefit, this will blow your mind.

We're taking over Royal T, one of LA's most unique spaces & art collections on public display, for cocktails, yummy treats by Royal T and exclusive shopping deals. Yes! The silent auction will include off price (that's right starting below retail) items from Xbox 360, Claw Money, Scosha NYC, TOMS Shoes, artists Carissa Pelleteri, David Kesting & Melissa Steckbauer, pop artist Todd Goldman, A Peace Treaty, 80%20 Shoes, Dirty Librarian Chains and more...

Featuring DJS Liza Richardson (89.9 KCRW), Ana Calderon (Dim Mak), DJ Lady Sha & DJ Valida plus a special performance by Anne Montone

**All proceeds go to a tangible clean water well project by charity: water**

Wednesday, December 3rd
7-10pm
Royal T Cafe
8910 Washington Blvd (@ Robertson)
Culver City, CA 90232

RSVP plus tickets: rsvpla@ladieslotto.com

**Space is limited, we urge you to purchase your ticket before hand***

PS: to see what kind of tangible project we're aiming for, check out footage from this Ethiopian Village.

Facts about Ethiopia

You're all such smart cookies, so we wanted to share the cold hard facts about why Ladies Lotto partnered with charity: water.

There are more people in Ethiopia without clean water than any other country in Africa. There are 70+ million people living in the country, and 75% of the population lacks access to safe, clean drinking water.

Only one in every four people in Ethiopia have access to clean water while just 13 percent have access to basic sanitation.

Collecting water is a back-breaking chore. Many women walk up to 3 hours, carrying 40-pound jerry cans filled with polluted water that is likely to make them sick.

Many girls never get an opportunity to go to school because the responsibility of collecting water takes precedence.

The country’s persistently low rainfall is a major factor in the extreme poverty that exists in rural areas as well as periodic famines that affect millions of people.

These facts were taken from charity: water's website, please see for yourself.
http://www.charitywater.org/birthdays/ethiopia.htm

We hope you can join us for our upcoming benefits. We know every little bit counts, that's why we have come together as a community to add individual "drops in the bucket" that will overflow for those in need. A donation for admission can help change the lives of many for years to come.

More info: http://www.ladieslotto.com/charitywater

Oodles & Oodles!

Only two more days until Ladies Lotto's 3rd Annual Benefit in Los Angeles! This year all proceeds go to a specific charity: water project in Ethiopia. It's going to be incredible. We've been drooling over the items featured in the silent auction. Below are a couple of items for auction (starting at a fraction of their retail value). In addition there are several works by artists such as Melissa Steckbauer, Carissa Pelleteri and toys like an iPod and Xbox 306! More to come!

RSVP now: rsvpla@ladieslotto.com

Terqa Scarf by A Peace Treaty


Index Necklace by Dirty Librarian Chains
Justine Boots by 80%20


David Kesting of Glowlab



Can't make it to either event? You can bid online beginning Wednesday, December 3rd!

The Lovely Liza Richardson

Liza Richardson is a music supervisor & consultant, having worked on TV & film projects like The Italian Job, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Nacho Libre. She's also an incredible DJ who was chosen to be the first DJ ever to DJ at the Academy Awards! Every Saturday night, her radio show on 89.9 KCRW, rises like the tide, waxes and wanes like the moon and pulses with beats, storms and sonic swells. Liza mixes hip hop-rock-reggae, dub-disco-punk, lo-fi-funk, techno soul, cosmic world party music and surfs the airwaves of LA.

Liza's got a heart of gold and will be lending her talents at the Ladies Lotto Benefit for Charity Water in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 3rd!! Come out and join us, space is limited, RSVP now: rsvpla@ladieslotto.com.

Royal/T for a Day

Philanthropist and avid art collector, Susan Hancock's Royal/T Cafe is a highly conceptualized space inspired by Tokyo's meido kissa (maid café) phenomena of the electronic district of Akihabara. This incredibly unique space is part cafe, part gallery reflecting a fusion of pop culture and high-end design. Exhibitions curated from Ms. Hancock's personal collection are on display featuring contemporary Japanese artworks from renowned artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Mr.Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara as well as artists like Louise Bourgeois and Tom Friedman.

It just so happens that the Ladies Lotto Annual Benefit for Charity Water in Los Angeles will be held at Royal/T on Wednesday, December 3rd. Get ready for a truly incomparable experience, unlike any party venue you've been too, Royal/T has interactive art exhibitions for all to play around with including the Port-a-Party (be sure to bring your iPod). If you'd like to come, send us an email at rsvpla@ladieslotto.com.

Ladies Lotto Annual Benefit!!!!

Ladies Lotto is so happy to publicly announce our third annual benefit. The benefit allows our members to make a larger social impact on the community by working as a collective, applying individual resources and expertise to raising awareness and funds for a great cause.

This year we have partnered up with Charity Water. Charity Water gives 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. All proceeds raised will fund a clean water well in Ethiopia.

Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction in Los Angeles & New York.

SAVE THE DATE

Los Angeles
Wednesday, December 3rd
7pm

New York
Monday, December 8th
7pm