ACRIA held its 24th annual signature winter fundraising event—the Holiday Dinner—at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, raising over $150,000 to support the ACRIA’s AIDS programs. The landmark event welcomed 150 high-profile friends, supporters, artists, designers, and philanthropists for cocktails and a seated dinner. After performances by Tabboo! And Billy Hough. The evening honored artist, director and author Peter McGough with the Artist Ending AIDS Award, presented by artist Julian Schnabel.
Guests in attendance included Waris Ahluwalia, Frederick Anderson, Sandra Brant, Alexis Bittar, Hugh Bush, Tom Cashin & Jay Johnson, Anne Collier & Matthew Higgs , Paul Cupo, Gillian Hearst, Jonathan Horowitz & Rob Pruitt, John Derian, Randolph Duke, Vincent Gagliostro, Donna Karan, Jeremy Kost, Esteben Kuriel, Anne McNalley, Michael Meagher, Martha Nelson, Jack Pierson, Mike Quinn, Stewart Shining, Jacqueline Schnabel, Stella Schnabel, Sam Shahid & AJ Michel, Peter Som, Peter Uklanski, Bruce Weber & Nan Bush and Jeff Wolk.
