For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Justin Burke - 213.201.1525
EMAIL:jburke@apla.org
AIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES’ SUMMER PARTY™ TURNS TWENTY ON SATURDAY JULY 23
Atlantic Records Recording Artist Ryan Cabrera, Shiloh the Band and 2,000 Others Will Party at Paramount Studios
Los Angeles, CA, July 5, 2005 – AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) will host its 20th Summer Party on the New York City Streets set of Paramount Studios on July 23, 2005. A Los Angeles institution, Summer Party will feature live musical performances by Ryan Cabrera, Shiloh, the L.A. Ramblers and Tommy the UK Cowboy.
Guests can ride a gigantic Ferris wheel sponsored by the Abbey Food and Bar, then hit the two full-sized dance floors, an outdoor casino and an expanded silent auction, including United Airlines tickets to New York, Paris and Hawaii. For the second year, top party promoter DJ Tom Whitman will present the “Summer Nights” T-Dance. A variety of food buffets and fully stocked cash bars will be available throughout the night.
One lucky winner will claim a 2005 Ford Mustang black-on-black convertible from Midway Ford. Mustang raffle tickets are $100; all proceeds benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles. Entry forms, contest rules and regulations and additional information are available at www.apla.org. or (213) 201-1407. The winner need not be present.
The VIP lounge, sponsored by SHOWTIME adjacent to the set of its upcoming “Barbershop” series, will open at 6:00 p.m., an hour before general admission. VIP tickets are $150.00 and offer early admission, a one-hour open bar and drink tickets for the rest of the party, a preview of the silent auction and much more.
General admission tickets may be purchased now for $75.00 until July 7 and for $85.00 after that. The party starts at 7:00 p.m and ends at midnight.
To buy tickets, visit www.apla.org.
Hear updates as APLA announces more top talent at 866.679.0958. Ask questions at 213.201.1439. Be there on July 23.
Presenting sponsors of Summer Party 2005 are United Airlines; KIIS-FM; HOT 92 JAMZ; KBIG 104.3; and Ford Motors. Host sponsor of VIP lounge: SHOWTIME. Event sponsors: Kaiser-Permanente; Fiji Water; Smirnoff; Frontiers Newsmagazine; Latham & Watkins; Karlee Artist Management; Bud Light; The Abbey Food and Bar, West Hollywood; and The Orange County and Long Beach Blade.
AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States, provides bilingual direct services, prevention education and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. Founded by four friends in 1982, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national and global reach. For more information, visit www.apla.org.
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