Immigration Equality to Receive 2010 Harmony Award from Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington
By Steve Ralls on 05/13/2010 @ 03:25 PM
On Saturday evening, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will honor Immigration Equality with its “Harmony Award.” The GMCW is one of Washington’s most respected, and admired, arts institutions, and recently performed at President Obama’s inaugural festivities.
All of us at Immigration Equality are honored, and proud, to be receiving this award, and will be on-hand for Saturday’s evening’s ceremony.
This year’s event, titled A Night in Venice, features live and silent auctions, dinner, live entertainment from members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, a presentation to 2010 Harmony Award Honorees, and is followed by an after-party Carnevale and dessert, reflecting this year’s Venetian theme.
The GMCW Harmony Award recognizes individuals and organizations that exemplify the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington’s mission to “affirm the place of gay people in society.” Previous recipients have included Hon. Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor, District of Columbia; The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson, the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit , GLBT community activists Peter D. Rosenstein and Frank Kameny; the Washington, DC, Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); The Mautner Project, the National Lesbian Health Organization; Food & Friends; Councilmember David Catania; and the international law firm of Holland & Knight.
Other honorees for the evening include John Berry, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett, founders of Washington’s legendary Lambda Rising bookstore; and Jeff Buhrman, artistic director of the Gay Men’s Chorus.
Tickets for A Night in Venice are still available, and can be purchased at the GMCW website.
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