November 5, 2009

29th Annual Kidney Ball

Filed under: Blondie, charity, concerts, events, live — Christina @ 12:51 pm

Blondie will perform at the 29th Annual Kidney Ball at the Hilton in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 21. Individual tickets cost $300. For further information, please visit kidney.org.

April 10, 2009

Debbie to perform at this year’s ‘Honoring with Pride’ event

Filed under: charity, events, live — Christina @ 4:47 pm

Debbie will perform at this year’s ‘Honoring with Pride’ event at The Edison Ballroom in New York on June 11 between 8:00–10:00 p.m.

Honoring with Pride 2009

The event:

Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Edison Ballroom
240 West 47th Street
New York City

6:30–8:00 p.m.
VIP Lounge

7:00–8:00 p.m.
Cocktails

8:00–10:00 p.m.
A Celebration: Honoree Tributes and Special Performance by Deborah Harry with fabulous food and an auction of luxury goods and one-of-a-kind experiences

10:00 p.m.–midnight
The Party

Performance by Ari Gold with dance music by DJ Billy Beyond

amfAR’s tenth anniversary Honoring with Pride lights up Lesbian and Gay Pride Month in New York City with a joyous celebration. The party, featuring fabulous food and cocktails, includes an exclusive VIP lounge, a sparkling tribute to the evening’s honorees, silent and live auctions of luxury goods and unique experiences, and an invitation-only special performance, followed by a spectacular dance party.

HONOREES

Lady Bunny
Legendary drag artist, comedienne, chanteuse, DJ, and founder of “Wigstock”

Patricia Field
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning fashion conceptualizer

Cleve Jones
Pioneer gay rights activist, founder of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, and historical consultant to the film Milk

DANCE MUSIC BY

DJ Billy Beyond 

CHAIRS

David Bohnett
Donald A. Capoccia 
R. Martin Chavez, Ph.D.

CELEBRITY CHAIRS

Alan Cumming
Cheyenne Jackson 

BACKGROUND

At Honoring with Pride, amfAR celebrates the work and vision of those individuals who have played a significant role in the gay and lesbian community’s historic response to the AIDS crisis. With featured appearances, key note speeches, and hosting duties by many notables, including Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Kathy Bates, Liza Minnelli, B.D. Wong, and Cyndi Lauper, the evening has honored such figures as Harvey Fierstein, the Honorable James C. Hormel, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Tony Kushner, Larry Kramer, Jerry Mitchell, Liz Smith, Andy Tobias, and Urvashi Vaid. The benefit party is one of the premiere events during New York City’s Pride Month.

TABLES

$50,000 Red Carpet Sponsor table for 10 guests
$25,000 Velvet Rope Sponsor table for 6 guests
$7,500 Marquee Sponsor table for 4 guests

TICKETS

$1,000 VIP Ticket with prime seating
$300 Friend Ticket
$100 Dance Party Only Ticket (10:00 p.m.–midnight)

source: amfar.org

February 16, 2009

Franz Ferdinand cover “Call Me”

Filed under: Blondie, charity, cover versions, new releases — Christina @ 12:00 am

A cover version of Blondie’s hit “Call Me” performed by Franz Ferdinand can be found on the charity sampler “War Child: Heroes.”
“We asked 15 ultimate icons to select a favourite song from their classic back catalogue and to nominate the new act they most trust to create a unique interpretation of that hand-picked track. [...]
War Child is a charity that works with children whose lives are torn apart by conflict in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones.”
The album was released in the UK by Parlophone and internationally by EMI on February 16. The song can be heard on Blondie’s Myspace page.

source: warchild.org.uk

February 12, 2009

Debbie donates shirt for ‘Big Womble’ charity raffle

Filed under: charity, images — Christina @ 12:00 am

Debbie donated a signed worn shirt and setlist to the UK ‘Furniture Re-use Network’, the national body which supports, assists and develops charitable re-use organizations across the UK. The donation will be part of the ‘The Big Womble’ charity raffle.

source: bigwomble.org.uk

January 28, 2009

picture of Debbie at Art Auction For Clean Water

Filed under: charity, events, images, live — Christina @ 12:00 am

A picture of Debbie’s performance at the Art Auction For Clean Water event in New York yesterday can be found at guestofaguest.com.