AN EVENING WITH WOMEN BENEFIT PRESENTED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOR LA LGBT CENTER ON SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
STAR-STUDDED ANNUAL EVENT AT HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM FEATURES
DINNER, DANCING AND LIVE PEFORMANCES BY
MACY GRAY, JAMES BLUNT, TAL WILKENFELD, AND FORTUNE FEIMSTER
WHO: Performers Macy Gray (Singer/Songwriter), James Blunt (Singer/Songwriter), Tal Wilkenfeld (Singer/Songwriter), and comedian Fortune Feimster (Chelsea Lately) as well as additional attendees including Jessica Paré (The Interestings, Mad Men), Pauley Perrette (NCIS), and more to be announced.
WHAT: An Evening with Women presented by Toyota Financial Services is both a star-studded celebration of women and a fundraiser for the world’s largest LGBT organization, featuring a cocktail reception, dinner, and live performances by internationally-acclaimed talent. Last year’s sold-out event included performances by No Doubt, Sia and Sarah Silverman. Additional performers and special guests for this year’s event will be announced in the coming weeks.
Since 2009, the event–co-chaired by Linda Perry, Kelly Lynch, Annie Goto and Brent Bolthouse—has raised more than $4 million for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s services specifically for women and girls. The Los Angeles LGBT Center is working to build a better world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal and complete members of society through programs that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Cultural Arts and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. No other organization does more for LGBT people.
Tickets are now available for purchase at www.AnEveningWithWomen.org
Performers and special guests at previous An Evening with Women events have included: Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper, Heart, P!nk, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne, Courtney Love, Camp Freddy, Cat Power, Juliette Lewis, Kat Von D, Aimee Mann, Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, Linda Perry, Evan Rachel Wood, Rumer Willis, 4Non Blondes, Margaret Cho, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Gershon, Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Stone, Renee Zellweger, Billie Jean King, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang, Lily Tomlin, The Fosters’ Sherri Saum and Teri Polo and more.
Please visit www.AnEveningWithWomen.org for updates and additional information.
An Evening with Women’s 2016 Presenting Sponsor is Toyota Financial Services; Diamond Sponsor is The Annenberg Foundation; Platinum Sponsors are The Ariadne Getty Foundation and Wells Fargo; Gold Sponsors are American Airlines, Anita May Rosenstein Foundation, CBS Diversity, Foley & Lardner LLP, Herbalife Nutrition, Pauley Perrette, Pond North LLP and Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Silver Sponsors are Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Erika Glazer, KPL Select Mortgage, Hollywood Forever, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, OUT@Warner Bros, Ralphs/Food4Less, U.S. Bank, & U.S. Trust.; and Contributing Sponsors are Frontiers Media, Lesbian News, Perrier, The Advocate, and Pride.com.
WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2016
6:30 PM Red Carpet Arrivals
8:00 PM Dinner/Show Begins
WHERE: Hollywood Palladium – 6215 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
MORE: Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today the Center’s more than 550 employees provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, offering programs, services and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. We are an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build a better world; a world in which LGBT people can be healthy, equal and complete members of society. Learn more at www.lalgbtcenter.org.
