Goldberg, Clinton et al. to Attend Life Ball as Guests of Honor, 7/17

Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Clinton, and Elizabeth Hurley will attend this year's Life Ball in Vienna as guests of honor, Yahoo! News reports.  The ball, which will benefit AIDS research, will be held on July 17 at Vienna's City Hall.  Approximately 40,000 people are expected to attend.

This year's ball will resemble "traditional Viennese balls" and will feature debutantes and classical music, Yahoo reports.  In addition, the ball will open with a fashion show by Diane Von Furstenberg, Calvin Klein and Kenneth Cole.

The Life Ball will be followed by an AIDS conference in Vienna, which will run from July 18 to July 23. 

In addition to the main ball, a gala hosted by Goldberg and sponsored by the American Foundation for AIDS research will be held in the parliament building, and a Cotillion will take place in Vienna's Burgtheater, Yahoo reports.

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