Guernica at 5! Benefit
Presented by Guernica Magazine
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 7:00 PM-10:00PM
www.powerhousearena.com/
Event Description:
Join Guernica Magazine in commemorating our fifth anniversary.
The celebration includes a reading by Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO's Bored to Death, performances by DJ Didi Gutman of the Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Girls, DJ Rekha, named one of the most influential South Asians by Newsweek, and Katie Halper from Laughing Liberally as emcee.
Benefit Committee:
Tom & Susan Chehak (Chairs)
Helene Brenkman
David Byrne
Mark Dowie
Mia Farrow
Vallejo Gantner
Tim Gray
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Laura Krafft
Caro Llewellyn
Irshad Manji
Paul Morris
Robin Beth Schaer
Ken Yeang
Monica Youn
Howard Zinn
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Honorees:
Wendell Potter
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Zina Saro-Wiwa will accept)
All donations and ticket sales from the night are considered tax-deductible contributions.
By purchasing a ticket, you will be directly supporting Guernica's award winning coverage of art and politics. A ticket gets you in the door where you'll have the chance to buy a Jonathan Santlofer print, master classes, autographed albums by Vampire Weekend, Ziggy Marley, and Nick Cave, signed books by Billy Collins and Chinua Achebe, a Colorado ski weekend, and much more at 50% off the market values.
All Sponsor contributions will be acknowledged in the evening's benefit programs, in correspondence, and on the Guernica website.
Ticket prices include food and beverage, and all ticket-buyers will receive a **complimentary two-year subscription** to TimeOut New York.
Guernica congratulates Benefit Patrons Amy Brill and Katherine Perkins for winning tickets to see Sam Shepard and Patti Smith at the 92nd Street Y and Andrew Bird in Philadelphia.
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