I know time are rough, but please come out and show your support for ABC No Rio.

Thank you Amanda, Jenna and Vikki for reminding me to post about the upcoming ABC No Rio fund raising event. Especially Amanda, who's html about the event I stole and reproduce below.

ABC NO RIO GALA & BENEFIT AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 7 TO 10 PM
ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
172 NORFOLK STREET

Hungry March Band will be performing along with Aurora Boob Realis, Boobie von Trapp and Jezebel Express, all MC’d by the most excellent Reverend Jen. ABC No Rio has an excellent collection of art that will be auctioned off on the 22nd as well, see the full list of contributing artists to inspire yourself. Bring a friend. Bring your wallet. Bring a lobster!

Join us for cocktails, buffet, burlesque performances, brilliant conversation and spirited bidding!

Proceeds from the benefit will go towards the ABC No Rio Building Fund.

AUCTION

* Bullet Space, Kathe Burkhart, Michael Cataldi, Mel Chin, Maureen Connor, Martha Cooper, Linus Coraggio, Molly Crabapple, CRASH, Peggy Cyphers, Bill Daniel, Arnon Ben David, Mike Estabrook, Robert Flynt, Chitra Ganesh, Brian George, Judy Glantzman, Mike Glier, Robert Goldman (Bobby G.), Mimi Gross, Julie Hair, Jacob Hashimoto, Geoffrey Hendricks, International Graffiti Times, Vandana Jain, Fawad Khan, Barney Kulok, Lady Pink, Anne Arden McDonald, Joseph Nechvatal, Shirin Neshat, Nils Norman, Claes Oldenburg, Alice O’Malley, Tom Otterness, Trevor Paglen, Francis Palazzolo, Anton Perich, Judy Pfaff, Kembra Pfahler, James Romberger, Christy Rupp, Kelly Savage, Kristen Schiele, David Schmidlapp, Andres Serrano, Greg Sholette, Kiki Smith, Chris Stain, Swoon, Seth Tobocman, Marguerite Van Cook, Anton van Dalen, Tom Warren and Lawrence Weiner.

* AND *
Introducing an edition for ABC No Rio by Gregory Green.

(auction preview)

BENEFIT COMMITTEE
* Stanley Aronowitz, Julie Ault, Michael Bank, Melissa Bent, Phong Bui, Garrison Buxton, Alexander Campos, Paul Castrucci, Peter Cramer, Simon Critchley, Ray Cross, Harvey Epstein & Anita Elliot, Jim Fleming & Lewanne Jones, Barry Frier & Stefani Mar, Lia Gangitano, Carl George, Jonathan Greene, Dara Greenwald, Phil Hartman, C. Sean Horton, Cheryl Kaminsky, David Kiehl, Jane Kim, Allegra LaViola, Brooke Lehman, Jonathan LeVine, Josh MacPhee, Timothy Malyk, Mirabelle Marden, Carlo McCormick & Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Barbara Moore, Rebecca Moore, Margery Newman, Wendy Olsoff, Al Orensanz, Christian Parenti, Liutauras Psibilskis, Karen Ranucci & Michael Ratner, Neil Rosenstein, Alix Sloan, Jeff Stark, Sara Valentine, Jack Waters, and Martha Wilson.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

* Reverend Jen

PERFORMANCE
* Hungry March Band
* Aurora Boob Realis
* Boobie von Trapp
* Jezebel Express

SPONSORS
* Asahi
* ALIAS
* Two Boots
*saké2me
* Honest Beverages
* The Donut Plant