At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 21 RuPaul's Drag Race's fan favorite, Jujubee will perform at a the Ali Forney Center's new summer benefit, Oasis, hosted by Robert Verdi and Linda Simpson. Oasis will take place at the Hudson Terrace (621 West 46th St.) from 6:30-9:30pm and is expected to be this summer's hottest LGBT event.
DJ/Producer Corey Craig will provide music for the night which will include cocktails, entertainment and a silent auction with fabulous experience-focused packages. New York City's sexiest movers and shakers will enjoy cocktails by premier liquor sponsor 42 Below as models from event sponsor Major Model Management keep the party sizzling hot. Other event sponsors include official media sponsor Next Magazine, as well as Jet Blue, Blue Point Brewing Company, Cheapo Air, and the Oxygen Network.
Honorary event hosts include
Jonathan Groff,
Eduardo Xol,
Lea DeLaria,
Heather Matarazzo &
Caroline Murphy,
John Cameron Mitchell, and
Nick Adams.
Tickets range from $50-$500 and are available at
www.aliforneycenter.orgor by calling 212-400-0282.
Facebook page located here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133397023343272
The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in June 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. They have grown quickly to become the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. They are committed to providing LGBT youth with safe, dignified, nurturing environments where their needs can be met and where they can begin to put their lives back together. The center provides short and long term housing in Manhattan and Brooklyn, plus free medical care, HIV testing, mental health services, showers, food, computer access and job training and placement at its drop-in centers in Chelsea and Brooklyn. AFC hosts other benefits throughout the year such as the fall fundraiser, A Place at the Table, and the spring benefit, Broadway Beauty Pageant.
Photo of Jujubee; Credit: Beatrice Neumann