Hosting Summer's Sexiest Benefit, AIDS Service Center NYC Teams With Playboy Playmates, 'Project Runway' Stars, 'Naked Boys Singing'

Hosting Summer's Sexiest Benefit, AIDS Service Center NYC Teams With Playboy Playmates, 'Project Runway' Stars, 'Naked Boys Singing'

NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is an announcement by AIDS Service Center NYC of Safer Sex in the City, its much-anticipated annual benefit:

WHEN:
Thursday, June 19, 2008, 7:30pm-10:00pm

VIP Cocktail Reception and performances, hosted by Bravo "Project Runway" stars Jack Mackenroth and Kevin Christiana: 6:00pm-7:30pm

WHERE:
Duvet, 45 West 21 Street (bet. 5th - 6th Avenues), www.duvetny.com

WHY:

Join celebrity hosts Mackenroth and Christiana, Playboy Playmates, the cast of Naked Boys Singing!, superstar DJ Vic Latino, club sensation amberRose Marie, singer Grace Garland, NY Times Bestselling author Emily Giffin, Food Network's newest star Sunny Anderson, sexpert JamYe WaXman and many more special guests for the summer's sexiest fundraiser, promoting safer sex in the age of AIDS.

From 6:00 pm-7:30 pm, Jack Mackenroth and Kevin Christiana will host an exclusive reception for VIP guests, including performances, delectable hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and champagne toast.

Main event takes place 7:30 pm-10 pm with DJ Vic Latino, plus special live music performances. Open bar sponsored by Brown-Forman and Vitamin Energy. World premiere of the Museum of Sex traveling exhibit, showcasing sensuous samplings of the museum's renowned collection on the history and cultural significance of human sexuality. Silent auction will include vacation packages, show tickets, artwork, gift baskets and more. Fun-filled, sexy presentations will spotlight ASC's innovative safer-sex education and HIV risk reduction programs.

First-time sponsor The Playboy Foundation is teaming with ASC as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Other sponsors and supporters include Brown-Forman, Kenneth Cole, Beth Israel Medical Center, Select Health, Cline Davis & Mann, Impact Technology Solutions, TGI Office Automation, VidaCare, Team New York Aquatics, Red Tide, Vitamin Energy, the New York Chapter of Cable Positive, the Museum of Sex, and Lifebeat. Media sponsors include Party 105, The Onion, POZ Magazine, NY Blade, HX Magazine, Tracy Reese New York, The Morey Organization, Shecky's Girls Night Out, amny.com, Metromix.com, CelebrityCafe.com, and manhunt.net.

WHO:

Founded in 1990, AIDS Service Center NYC (ASC) fulfills its mission of "helping many, one by one" by providing care, resources and prevention services to help people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS lead healthier, longer lives. For more information about AIDS Service Center NYC, visit www.ascnyc.org

TIX:
General Tickets: $75
VIP Tickets: $150

Available at www.safersexinthecity.org - Ticket Purchasing link at Metromix.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

http://www.safersexinthecity.org/

Source: AIDS Service Center NYC

CONTACT: Alex Boardley, +1-212-645-0875 x 303,
a_boardley313@hotmail.com, or Ebony Ross, +1-201-966-3075,
ebonyross@hotmail.com, both of AIDS Service Center NYC

Web Site:

http://www.ascnyc.org/
http://www.duvetny.com/

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