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FROM LOS ANGELES

American Music Awards Begin With Redesigned Arrivals, End With Downsized After-Party

Bouchon: Thomas Keller in Beverly Hills, With Indoor/Outdoor Dining, Private Room

Us Weekly Takes to Voyeur With Scantily Clad Models, Burlesque Feel

6 New Venues for Los Angeles Holiday Parties

New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves

$4 Million MOCA Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Records

Chrysalis Benefit Cuts Ticket Prices in Half, Draws Same Crowd

MOCA Gala Spawning Arty Online Auction—Including Gehry's Hat for Gaga—Through November 30

Wende Museum Closes Wilshire for Cold War Anniversary Celebration

3 Ideas for Stylish, Eco-Friendly Events

FROM WASHINGTON

Obama's First State Dinner Calls on Marcus Samuelsson, Jennifer Hudson

Eldon Luxury Suites: Spacious Penthouses for Receptions

National Geographic Debuts Exhibit With Chinese Dragon, Tented Lounge

P.C.M.A. Honors Wardman Park, Fairmont at First Nighttime Annual Meeting

8 New Venues for Washington Holiday Parties That Won't Break the Bank

MSNBC and Rodale Fete Jeff Corwin's New Book and Documentary at the Occidental

Againn: A Modern Gastropub in Penn Quarter

Café Milano Offers Corporate Catering

More Photos From Fight Night/Knock Out Abuse: Stogies, Laser Shows, and a VW Bus Bar

Fight Night/Knock Out Abuse: Joan Jett for Men, Shirtless Hippies for Women

News Archive for Housing Works

EVENT REPORT 07.21.09 10:55 AM

Gala, Volunteer Activities, and Concert Mark Mandela Day Celebration

Mandela Day's celebrity-heavy concert
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664, a nonprofit organization dedicated to AIDS and HIV awareness, are hoping to make July 18, Nelson Mandela's birthday, an internationally recognized holiday. However, last week's push to make the day official wasn't just limited to one event on Saturday, when Mandela turned 91. Instead, the fund-raising effort included a gala dinner, an art installation, and a week's worth of volunteer activities, culminating with a concert this past weekend.

In support of the series, government officials, actors, and entertainers attended one or more of the events, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former President Bill Clinton, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Gaynor, Aretha Franklin, and Forest Whitaker. Even Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the first lady of France, strapped on a guitar for a musical performance. MORE >>

Nelson Mandela Foundation, 46664, Nelson Mandela, City Harvest, AIDS Service Center, Housing Works

GUEST QUESTIONS 06.26.09 11:58 AM

Media Types Share Their Strangest Swag

Some of Assme's Swag-a-Thon haul
Photo: Amy Mitten

The American Society of Shitcanned Media Elites (Assme) offered a happy hour to journalists at Lower East Side bar Fontana's Wednesday night, when the tongue-in-cheek support group for recently laid-off journalists hosted a small fund-raiser for HIV and AIDS nonprofit Housing Works. All guests needed to gain entrance was a piece of unwanted promotional swag (or a $5 donation) that Housing Works could sell off in one of its local thrift stores. We chatted up a few attendees to learn more about what they brought and their memorable swag—good and bad—from events past.

What's one of the strangest pieces of swag you've gotten in the past?
“At my old job, I got this promotion from Subway. It was Jared’s fat pants."
—Erin Clements, Elle.com MORE >>

American Society of Shitcanned Media Elites, Housing Works