It's auction time! MIX's 2014 Naked Eye Benefit is Coming

Being subscribed to my email list is probably a bit like the old Monty Python skit: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" You never know when to expect a message from me.

Well, I just wanted to share a bit of news, and try to get you to put my upcoming event on YOUR calendars. This is not just for New Yorkers, either. I mean all of you... everywhere on planet Earth.

This month, I'm helping to run a big fundraising campaign for the MIX NYC organization, and it's one I'm especially proud of. It's massive, and I've been working on it for the last six months. We call it the Naked Eye Celebrity Camera Auction.

I'm including a copy of the event announcement we just sent over the MIX list. Take a gander, and do definitely click through to the MIX website to see if YOUR favorite celebrities are participating. If they are, I hope to see you bidding online. And if you are in New York City on May 15th, I also encourage you to come party with us.

That's all for now. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.     

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Subject:	It's auction time! MIX's 2014 Naked Eye Benefit is Coming
Date:	Fri, 02 May 2014 16:34:39 -0400
From:	MIX NYC Events <events@mixnyc.org>
Reply-To:	events@mixnyc.org
To:	mixnyc-events@lists.aktivix.org

It's auction time! Own original artworks by your favorite celebrities and support MIX NYC Dear Friends of MIX - We couldn't be more excited to bring you the 2014 Naked Eye Celebrity Camera Auction. Once again, MIX is partnering with major celebrities in film, television, music, fashion, porn, and the arts to raise funds for our year-round programs, including the annual New York Queer Experimental Film Festival. Undeveloped disposable cameras filled with tantalizing and exclusive images taken by celebrities will be available for bidding worldwide via eBay from May 12th to 22nd, with a blockbuster launch party to follow in New York City on May 15th. Over 100 celebrities have contributed their unseen selfies and candid life photos including the likes of James Franco, Lea Delaria, Mink Stole, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Catherine Opie, Michael Cera, Amy Sedaris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Hilton Als, Buck Angel, Betty Buckley, Christian Coulson, Julie Bowen, Dennis Cooper, the cast of Bob’s Burgers, Justin Vivian Bond, Le1f, Terence Koh, Sally Jessy Raphael, Jake Shears, and numerous others. Collectors, fans and friends will have the opportunity to bid on and be the first to see images created just for them by their favorite celebrities. A complete list of participating celebrities is available at: mixnyc.org/nakedeye. Bidding begins May 12th on eBay *************************************************************************** Then come party with us in celebration May 15th at The Slipper Room Party with some of NYC’s most talented burlesque, cabaret, drag, and performance artists on Thursday, May 15th at a one-night-only variety extravaganza at The Slipper Room in Manhattan’s lower east side. Emceed by RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Alaska Thunderfuck — an extraordinary lineup of performers will include Michael Musto and Molly Pope, Machine Dazzle, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Xavier Smith, Trixie Little and Mr. Gorgeous, and Claywoman (performed by Michael Cavadias). Singing, dancing, stripping, screaming, Michael Musto impersonating Judy Garland - you won’t be prepared for what you’re going to see! The evening will also feature a “mix” and mingle with cash bar, pan-gender go-go, side-show acts, and aerialists. Attendees will also get the chance to mingle with a number of MIX’s supporters in the arts, including photographer Jaimie Warren and writer/director Adam Goldman. Other special guests whose names we are not at liberty to disclose will also be in the audience - you’ll have to be there to find out who. General admission is $25, and a limited number of $50 reserved front-row seats are also available in advance. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketfly.com/event/566743-guest-event-naked-eye-new-york/, and more information is available at: mixnyc.org/nakedeye ***************************************************************************

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