Thu, March 17 2011
Media Contact
Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing
(212) 620-7310, ccreager@gaycenter.org
David Hyde Pierce to Perform at Center Dinner, joined by actress Angela Lansbury, actor Alan Cumming by U.S. Representative Barney Frank in honor of Tom Kirdahy
| WHAT | The Center Dinner benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center |
| WHO | Honoring Tom Kirdahy, Devoted Center Board Member since 2005 |
| WHEN |
Monday, March 21, 2011, 6:30 PM |
| WHERE |
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York City |
| CONTACT |
Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing for press credentialing at the event (646) 358-1703, ccreager@gaycenter.org |
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BARNEY FRANK and actress ANGELA LANSBURY are attending this year's The Center Dinner to present the award to honoree and Center board member TOM KIRDAHY, lawyer, activist and Broadway producer. The Center Dinner will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion on Monday, March 21, 2011 and benefits the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. More than 450 guests and major donors will be in attendance. The event also features The YLC Center Social after party, which will take place at Metropolitan Pavilion following dinner and feature music by DJ/PRODUCER COREY CRAIG. Center Dinner will feature a fantastic Live Auction hosted by the Tony Award-winning actor ALAN CUMMING, which will include the opportunity to be an extra on the hit TV show How I Met Your Mother starring NEIL PATRICK HARRIS. The "DC Experience” auction package will include a tour of Financial Services Committee Room in Washington D.C. led by U.S. Representative Barney Frank. In addition, the Center is pleased to announce a performance by the Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor DAVID HYDE PIERCE. Pierce is known for his work on TV's Frasier and won the Tony Award for Best Actor for his performance in Curtains. Pierce also received the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 2010 Tony Awards for his work with the Alzheimer's Association. MARIO PALUMBO, Board President of the Center, serves as Event Co-Chair along with Center Board member TIMOTHY CHOW. Event Committee Members include DANIEL BERINGER, MATTHEW BETMALECK, TERRENCE MCNALLY and GREG ZAFFIRO. The YLC Center Social committee is chaired by many members of the Center's YOUNG LEADERS COUNCIL. Designer MATTHEW BETMALECK will transform the venue into an elegant space for dinner and the after party. *** The Center Dinner was created to raise funds that enable the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center to continue its important work by offering services to improve the lives of those in the LGBT community.
The auctioneer for these exciting auction lots will be Tony Award-winning actor ALAN CUMMING.
About the Center
A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org
