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!

LA: LIFEbeat's Pre MTV VMA Fundraising Concert with Ke$ha and B.o.B

LIFEbeat has been at the forefront of providing HIV prevention messages and services to those affected by HIV/AIDS for years. You can join LIFEbeat in the fight against HIV/AIDS by attending their annual Pre-VMA fundraiser this Saturday.

The 2010 VMA Concert to Benefit

LIFEbeat - The Music Industry Fights AIDS

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Doors: 9:00 PM
Show: 9:45 PM

House of Blues
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

PERFORMING LIVE

KE$HA & B.o.B

SPINNING

DJ JUS SKE

PRESENTED BY

ROCKBAND 3

Click the link below for more information and tickets!

http://www.lifebeat.org/news.cfm/news/143

Music Marathon

Brooklyn based Indie fashion designer Mary Meyer is teaming up with The Fader and Union Pool for an all day outdoor music marathon. Served with delicious gourmet pizza in the garden of our favorite Bushwick location, Roberta’s Pizza. All Money Raised Will Be Donated to Art's for All's Step Right Up Program

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

All Ages

Doors 2pm

$10

261 Moore Street

Brooklyn, NY 11237

3pm Hunter
4pm Papertwin
5pm Glazz.tv

6pm Steel Phantoms
7pm Cult of Youth
8pm Violent Bullshit
9pm Golden Triangle 


NYC: A Night of Hearts and Voices with Special Guest Fefe Dobson

For nearly 15 years LIFEbeat’s Hearts & Voices program has brought the gift of live music and entertainment to hospitals, residential facilities, and day treatment centers all over NYC and beyond, lifting the spirits of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

This Friday, Canadian recording artist Fefe Dobson gives LIFEbeat a helping hand at A Night of Hearts and Voices, a concert to benefit LIFEbeat's programs.

Friday, June 25
7:30PM

Featuring Mighty Kate with Todd Alsup and Cassandra Kubinski
Special Guest: Fefe Dobson

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23 Street
NYC


Ladies Lotto members and blog readers get a special discount! Use code: LLADY to get HALF OFF advance tickets here: http://www.spincyclenyc.com/index.php/liveperformances/1-live-performances/105-hearts

Ladies Lotto's KK Graham is LIFEbeat's outreach manager.

TONIGHT IN LA: Lioness LA's 4 Year Anniversary Party

Four years ago Lioness LA roared and the world listened! Come out to celebrate with Ladies Lotto's DJ Lady Sha and Aneesah in support of a great cause. Nightscape 2010 raises awareness for The Harmony Project

TONIGHT, Thursday, 6.17.2010
9pm-2am

Villa
8623 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood

Music by DJ Lady Sha
Art installation by Julia Rauda

RSVP to List@LionessLA.com for entry.
Complimentary entry, gift bags & special giveaways!

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.

Wine, Women & Wealth Pictures By Briana Heard

Last week's Wine, Women & Wealth Benefit for Coalition for the Homeless's First Step Program with the World Financial Group (WFG) was a SUCCESS! First Step graduates graced us with their presence and WFG's Fradel Barber educated the attendees on how to make that money and keep it! Be smart lladies...

Check out the photos from the event by LLady Briana Heard. Next two Ladies Lotto's events will take place on June 8th (Homebodies! A How-To on Home Sweet Home) and June 16th (Jade is Music listening party with DJS Nire & Luna Vega). Save the dates!

Drink The Right Thing

Brooklyn raised director Spike Lee contributed with design skills for Aboslut Vodka’s latest limited edition spirit. Named after his favorite hood, Absolut Brooklyn features a 33 fl oz bottle with the artwork of the brownstone in Cobble Hill where Lee grew up.

The vodka is infused with of ginger and red apple. We will be sipping cocktails with the taste of big apple all summer. It’s hitting the stores this week and will be available on shelves for 4 months so hurry to your local liquor store for this exclusive edition.

As part of the campaign, Absolut Vodka is donating $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity to help fund affordable homes project in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Volunteer Where the He(art) Is: The Art of Elysium

The Art of Elysium is a unique volunteer program geared towards getting working artists including actors, singers, painters, musicians, fashion designers and the like involved in helping children with serious medical conditions. Through working with volunteers via The Art of Elysium, these severely ill children are given the opportunity to just be kids -- instead of patients.

This week, join Sony Music's Marisa Pizarro for a volunteer information session at Norwood. In the past a few people you may know personally -- Roxy Cottontail taught girls how to DJ -- have lent their talents to this amazing program.

Thursday, May 13th
7:00pm

The Art of Elysium
Volunteer Information Session

Norwood
241 West 14th Street (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)
NYC

RSVP: AOEatNorwood@gmail.com

On April 30th AOE's second annual fundraiser hosted by Joy Bryant, Sara Moonves, Bee Shafer and Nicole Vecchiarelli pulled in the big shots. Click here to view photos from the event.

Still can't commit to helping these lovelies because you're already burning the candle at both ends? Click here to snag some insane experiences and art to benefit The Art of Elysium.

All Rock Girl Lotto in VA

Attention all female musicians in the Richmond, VA area - there is an all female rock lotto going down and it's for charity! Names will go into a hat, the winners will have one month to prepare for the concert - only caveat - you may be asked to play an unusual instrument. Check out the details here or on facebook.

Fashion for Passion

Fashion for Passion is hosting their first fundraiser to help raise money to support children in the arts and music. Entry to the event is free and there will be a one hour open bar so you can donate all the money you'd spend on adult beverages to the kids. ODB would approve.

Thursday, April 22nd
10:00PM - 2:00AM

35 East 21st Street
NYC

BEATS BY
Project Matt
Erock
DJ Cassie

SPECIAL GUEST DJ SET
Whitest Boy Alive

Free beer and vodka from 10:00-11:00PM.


RSVP: ffpfundraiser@gmail.com

Sunkissed: Ladies Looking Out For Ladies

Lioness LA and Peace by Peace come together for the charitable event Sun kissed. This event is a fundraiser where all the proceeds will go to Peace by Peace. Peace by Peace is a organization devoted to improving the status of women. Don't forget to RSVP with list@lionessla.com.

Check out both Lioness LA the marketing and production firm putting this event together, on their website lionessla.com. As well as Peace by Peace and get to know their organization and what they are really about at peacexpeace.org.

Get Involved: The Superglue Mural

Winters in New York are a dreary affair, indeed. Superglue, a collective of young photographers, writers, painters, and graphic designers, has taken on the admirable task of adding a little more color to our city. Supplies for the project are necessary, so spread the word and make a donation if you can! Check out the project information here, and visit supergluenyc.org to learn more about this awesome, not for profit organization.

SF IKula Benefit with Chief Boima, Sneaky P and More

Tomorrow party for a cause at Otis Lounge. Glow Zambia focus its efforts in helping young ladies orphaned by AIDS in rural Zambia receive quality education.

Music by DJ Sneaky P of San Francisco, playing along side Mo Sickness Crew D_ro Cyclyst and JO.

Here's a nice bassy cumbia remix by Sneaky P:

Hernan Builes-Chela (Sneaky P Remix) (Direct Download)

Ikula
Thursday April 23rd @ Otis (25 Maiden Lane @ Kearney SF, CA)
9pm-2am, 21+
Cover: $5 Suggested Donation

(Via Ghettobass)

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!

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

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!

A (Much Needed) Peace Treaty

Friends Farah Malik and Dana Arbib created A Peace Treaty using the juxtaposition of their differing backgrounds (Malik is a Pakistani Muslim and Arbib a Libyan Jew) and their shared interest in high-fashion and ancient craftsmanship. It is an evolving collection aimed at creating beautiful, ethically produced, artisan-level accessories and apparel.

We are so excited to have this exquisite stole shown above at our Charity Water Auction! It has red, green, clementine, purple, and blue stripes with silver tila yarn detail. It measures 80x42" and is hand-loomed in 100% cotton.

Chicks Rule!

Todd Goldman is an American entrepreneur and artist. He is the founder of David and Goliath, merchandise company, which produces clothing, posters and other merchandise featuring a variety of slogans. His presence is known globally and paintings are highly coveted.

His paintings and lithographs are shown in many galleries around the globe and he has at least 10 art shows a year. Todd has upcoming art shows in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London and Japan.

We are so happy to have Todd (and his lovely art) involved with our Charity Water Benefit Auction this year!!

Note: The above image is a limited edition, hand signed, and numbered

24 x 36