December 8, 2014
ACRIA's 19th Holiday Dinner Honors Larry Kramer and Bruce Weber
Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
On Wednesday, December 10 at the Skylight Modern, the leading HIV/AIDS research and education organization, ACRIA, will honor Larry Kramer and Bruce Weber at their 19th Annual Holiday Dinner, a who's who of the gay, downtown and East End art worlds.
The event is presented by InStyle and Tiffany & Co., with support from Barneys New York, Calvin Klein, Inc., Ralph Lauren Corporation, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and Shinola.
The Holiday Dinner event benefits AIDS research, education and prevention. The evening's schedule includes cocktails and dinner for 400 at Skylight Modern, including the presentation of awards to Larry Kramer and Bruce Weber, for their generous and longstanding commitment to ACRIA and the fight against AIDS.
The evening will include the screening of a video work by Bruce Weber, and a selection of readings by Larry Kramer performed by Judith Light, and music by Javier Peral. There will also be a silent auction featuring works by emerging contemporary artists organized by Curator and Art Advisor Elenor Cayre. Art framing is provided by City Frame. Wines are provided by Xavier Flouret, and vodka by Tito's Handmade Vodka.
Honorary Chairs Alessandra Ambrosio and Tony Kushner welcome hosts Francesca Amfitheatrof, Ross Bleckner, Ariel Foxman, Vincent Gagliostro, Isabel Rattazzi, Stewart Shining. Awards will be presented by Joel Grey and Kim Kardashian West.
Guests will include Sandy Brant, Grace Coddington, Francisco Costa, Michael Cunningham, Barbara Bush, Kate Foley, Casey Fremont Crowe, Cornelia Guest, Gillian Hearst Simonds, Nell Diamond, Jessica Joffe, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Kelly Klein, Richard Lambertson, Kate Lanphear, Judith Light, Dana Lorenz (FENTON/FALLON), Karla Martinez de Salas, Ryan McGinley, Meredith Melling, Tony Melillo, Luis Morais, Max Osterweis (SUNO), Roopal Patel, Jack Pierson, Rob Pruitt, Indr� Rockefeller, Amanda Seyfried, Stephanie Seymour, Ingrid Sischy, Jill Stuart, Marcus Teo and John Truex.
ACRIA is a leading research and education organization, working across New York City and State, nationally and internationally to help people with HIV and AIDS live longer, healthier lives. ACRIA tests the newest HIV therapies; undertakes cutting-edge research to understand better who has HIV and how to best care for them; provides life-saving HIV health information to disadvantaged communities around the world; and strengthens community-based AIDS groups across the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean through training and technical assistance. Additionally, through its ACRIA Center on HIV & Aging, the organization is recognized as a global leader on the emerging issue of older adults and HIV. For more than 20 years ACRIA has been championed tirelessly by the fashion, art, media and design communities.
Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
