Rain and Outfest Announce Oscar-Viewing Benefit for 2/26

Rain, a gay restaurant and nightclub in San Fernando Valley, in collaboration with Outfest, has announced a benefit Oscar viewing and cocktail party to benefit the LA Gay & Lesbian Center's Outset Film Mentoring Program. The doors at Rain will open at 2pm on Sunday, February 26, with red carpet coverage beginning at 4pm. The 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, begins at 5:30pm. The Rain event will feature a hosted vodka bar with passed hors d'oeuvres during the red carpet activities, Oscar ballots with prizes in each category (courtesy of Outfest), and more surprises.

"Our relationship with the community is very important to us, and we couldn't be more thrilled to be hosting this important benefit event," says Rain proprietor Mathieu McBee. "Rain is a brand new nightclub, and we want our patrons to know that we are about giving back to the community that supports us."

All proceeds from the Oscar event will benefit the Outset Film Mentoring Program. LifeWorks, the LA Gay & Lesbian Center's development and mentoring program for LGBTQ youth, has partnered with Outfest to create this short film curriculum, followed by shooting and editing short films. Fifteen LGBTQ youths from the LifeWorks program have been selected to participate in this new, innovative, program. The Outset classes are taught by industry professionals who provide program participants hands-on tools to write, shoot and edit their own films. The films will be screened at the Outfest Film Festival in July, 2012. 

For entry to this 84th Annual Academy Awards fundraising event, a $25 donation is suggested ($20 in advance at ). VIP bottle service, dinner, or large party reservations can be made by contacting Rain Nightclub directly via email at mb@rain-la.com, or by phone at 323-863-3443.

More information on LifeWorks

More infomation and tickets for the event: www.lagaycenter.org/oscars, mb@rain-la.com, 323-863-3443.