In addition to the unique and creative artworks, “Art out of the Box” also boasts appearances by best-selling author Anne Lamott and emcees Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle, Raising the Bar) and Rainn Wilson (The Office).
Pasadena’s acclaimed Bistro 45 — 45 S Mentor Avenue — will host the event. Attendees will enjoy a delicious array of wines and gourmet appetizers. The event will conclude with a “meet-the-need†appeal, whereby guests have the opportunity to sponsor specific items including tuition for orphans, nursing scholarships, bicycle ambulances, and sewing machines for small business enterprises.
Dr. Michael Gottlieb, who as a young doctor at UCLA helped to identify some of the first AIDS cases in 1981 is the event chair. Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond T
utu is Honorary Chair and Dame Elizabeth Taylor is the Honorary Co-Chair.
For more information on GAIA’s life-saving work in Malawi and beyond or for tickets, please contact: www.thegaia.org
