For Immediate Release

Media Contact:
Justin Burke - 213.201.1525
EMAIL:jburke@apla.org

Los Angeles, CA, July 14, 2004 –APLA’s Summer Party™ is set to re-launch at a new location, Paramount Studios, on Saturday, July 24 from 7 P.M. until midnight. Singer/songwriter Jewel has signed on to headline a musical bill to include Robi Draco Rosa and Paul Lekakis.

Master promoter Tom Whitman will present “Summer Nights T-Dance” with DJ Joe Gauthreaux on one of three dance floors. Toyota Scion, a new line of vehicles targeting younger consumers, will be giving away a two-year lease on the new TC Coupe to a lucky winner that night. Approximately 2,000 guests are expected to attend.

Summer Party™ will feature complete buffet food stations, full bars, a second disco stage, a comedy stage led by Alison Arngrim of TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” country western dancing, the largest outdoor casino in California, a silent auction, a VIP lounge with lush décor and secured parking. Donna Mills of TV’s “Knots Landing” will be on hand, wearing The Hollywood Graffiti Gown™, a 24 year-long philanthropic project for AIDS fundraising conceived and created by Emmy-nominated designers Jerry Skeels and Randy McLaughlin of Jeran Design.

Sponsors of Summer Party™ include Kenneth Cole Fragrances, KIIS-FM, HOT 92 JAMZ, K-BIG, United Airlines, Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, American Express, Latham & Watkins, Anheuser-Busch, Evian and the David Geffen Foundation.

“ Paramount Studios offers us an exciting new way to produce a party that everyone will remember,” says Craig Thompson, Executive Director of APLA. “It’s a perfect, central location for this amazing event. It has something for everyone – above all, the chance to have fun while supporting people living with HIV/AIDS in our community.”

Limited VIP tickets at $150 include an open bar in the VIP area and parking on the main lot. General Admission tickets are $85 and offer parking at Paramount’s structure at Gower and Waring. Tickets may be ordered securely with a credit card at www.apla.org. For more information, call (866) 679-0958.

AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), one of the nation’s largest AIDS service organizations, provides direct, bilingual services to more than 7,500 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County each year. Services include prevention education, food banks and nutrition education, professional dental care, mental health counseling, housing and transportation assistance, information and referral services, case management and home health care. APLA is a leader in the development of HIV prevention programs, and helps shape fair and effective HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation in response to the local, national and international epidemics.

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