DAN'S PAPERS, June 11, 2010 Page 26 www.danshamptons.com
June 19: A Night of Amazing Parties Pride in the Hamptons: Live Out Loud’s 2nd Annual Fundraiser When: June 19, 2010, 6-8:30 p.m. Where: 21 North Bay Lane, East Hampton How: Tickets start at $85 ($100 at door). Go to liveoutloud.info or contact Leo Preziosi at 212-651-4236. Dedicated to empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, Live Out Loud is a not-for-profit organization that connects LGBT youth with role models and leaders in the LGBT community. The organization, founded nine years ago, will be hosting
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By Sharon Feiereisen So many parties, so little time—not a bad problem to have, right? Especially when all the parties are being held to benefit charitable causes in dire need of our support. While there are countless happenings on any given day here on the East End, on Saturday, June 19 there will be five major fundraisers vying for your attention. We’ve got the low-down on the hosting organizations, the venues, the celebrity attendee, the scrumptious eats, and more, so you can plan for one of the most fun-filled days of the upcoming summer season.
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their summer event at the luxurious waterfront home of Bruce T. Sloane. Guests are in for a variety of treats including hors d’oeuvres catered by East Hampton’s highly-regarded Brent Newsom Catering, cocktails, dancing, and a silent auction (just in time for Father’s Day!). Included among the auction items is a walk-on role in a film or television project with Grant Wilfley Casting, tickets to a variety of shows including FELA! on Broadway, Come Fly Away, and Equus. The auction will also feature works by artists Bob Bachler, Steven Corsano, Nathan Joseph, James Kennedy, Julie Keyes, and Math-You Namie, along with a black silk faille coat by Ralph Rucci from his Chado Ralph Rucci line worth $10,000. The event’s honorary hosts include Charles Busch, Coleman Domingo, Stephen Flaherty, Ari Gold, Julie Halston, Kelly King, Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley, Terrance McNally and Tom Kirdahy, Daryl Roth, Marc Shaima, and Scott Wittman. With Ferrari Maserati Rolls-Royce Motor Cars of Long Island among the evening’s sponsors, you can expect there to be some of the finest luxury cars on display. Guests can also look forward to insightful words from Brandyn Brunelle, one of nine students who were awarded a $2,500 scholarship at Live Out Loud’s 9th Annual Trailblazers Gala, which was hosted by actor Alan Cumming on April 26 at The Chelsea Art Museum in New York City. For nearly a decade Live Out Loud has brought countless LGBT role models to New York tri-state area high schools and universities, involving spiritual leaders, renowned fashion designers, corporate powerhouses, grassroots activists, and more. The panelists have included actress Cherry Jones, author Eric Marcus, director John Cameron Mitchell, (continued on page 34)