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De la Renta to appear at AIDS benefit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fashionable fund-raiser Jeffrey Kalinsky and veteran co-chair Lila Hertz (pictured at right) have two new co-chairs, a new venue and a fashion designer icon lined up for the 15th annual Fashion Cares benefit for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund. The event, booked for Aug. 27 at a “raw space” on the as yet-unoccupied 7th floor at 55 Allen Plaza downtown, will feature a guest appearance by fashion legend Oscar de la Renta. Hertz is overseeing this year’s event with two new co-chairs, Nannies + More founder Sacha Taylor, the wife of former Georgia Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, and event planning guru Tony Brewer. According to its Web site, Taylor’s firm “specializes in the recruitment, placement and retention of experienced childcare professionals in private homes and estates.”
Hertz told us Monday that they selected the under-construction downtown venue near the Georgia Aquarium and French American Brasserie for the fashion show benefit because it’s “a very hot, exciting part of town.”
And no, Hertz does not mean that literally.
“We’ll have plenty of air conditioning!” she promised. Last year’s event, held in a massive white tent behind Phipps Plaza, became a challenge for organizers when an air-conditioning unit blew out and a downpour resulted in a small river for the fashionably attired attendees.
As Buzz readers will also recall, some within the city’s closely knit fund-raising community went slack-jawed late last year when veteran Fashion Cares co-chair Carey Carter sent a shocking certified resignation letter to Kalinsky at the Atlanta and New York fashion retailer’s Manhattan offices.
Hertz says the event’s continuity has not been compromised, however. “In fund-raising, people move on,” she explained. “But commitment to Fashion Cares continues. We’re very excited about this year’s event.” Tickets range from $500 for premium seating to a $250 ticket for the show and a pre-reception. For info: www.jeffreyfashioncares.com/atlanta.
URBAN CHIC ON TAP
Giving Fashion Cares a run for its fund-raising dollars and its designer dresses again this year is Urban Chic, set for Aug. 2 at Fever nightclub on Cheshire Bridge. This year’s co-chairs for the fashion fund-raiser include Richie Arpino Salon owner Richie Arpino, Goldwasser Signature Jewelry head Ken Goldwasser, Catwalk Productions owner Randi Layne, Blue Med Spa’s John Stupka and WXIA news anchor Karyn Greer. The fashion show event will benefit AID Atlanta. For $500, attendees will score a VIP package, including tickets to the patron party this Thursday night, a pre-show VIP cocktail reception, priority seating and a gift bag.
General admission tickets are $100. For info: www.aidatlanta.org or urbanchic@aidatlanta.org.
SHAKUR’S MOM OK AFTER N.C. HOME FIRE
Rapper Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur-Davis, is extending her gratitude and thanks after the part-time Atlantan’s North Carolina guest house caught fire last week. The founder of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and the Tupac Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain was in the main residence on the property at the time of the fire. Her rep, Versa Manos, assured us Monday that the late rapper’s mother is fine. About the dozens of firefighters who battled the blaze, Shakur-Davis said in a statement sent to Buzz: “We are truly blessed to have their vigilant and neighborly care.”
ON MY IPOD
Jeff Francoeur, Atlanta Braves right-fielder
You’ll find country artists among the 10,000 songs on his iPod, including George Strait’s “You’ll Be There.” Of his most recently downloaded tunes, Francoeur tells Buzz: “The last five were all Rodney Atkins songs but I don’t remember which.”
STORK REPORT: IT’S A GIRL!
BET “Lift Every Voice” Sunday gospel show host and Atlanta resident Gerald Henry is a daddy again. Henry and his wife, Terry, welcomed Bria Lyn Henry last week. She weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Little Bria joins older siblings Baylor Leanne and Benjamin Jeremiah Henry.
OVERSCENE
Novelist Amy Tan dining with glass sculpture artist Dale Chilhuly and a party of 18 at South City Kitchen in Midtown.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Singer Mavis Staples is 68. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 60. Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is 53. Banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is 49. Country singer Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts is 37. Actor Adrian Grenier (“Entourage” ) is 31. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (“American Pie”) is 27. Singer Jessica Simpson is 27.
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