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Block Party @ Sequoia


BLOCK PARTY
Wednesday, November 12, 6 to 9pm
@ Sequoia – Pier 17, South Street Seaport

BLOCK PARTY is an art auction and cocktail benefit that raises funds for the GreenHouse Program on Rikers Island.Hot 97 radio personality Minya Oh (aka Miss Info) will host the evening, DJ Chairman Mao will provide the music, and the silent auction will include original works by a collection of exceptional contemporary artists.

Join us on November 12 and enjoy wonderful food, spirits, sweeping views of the river, and the company of artists, collectors, and other downtown luminaries—all in support of a truly good cause.

Contributing Artists (Partial List)
  • Henry Chalfant
  • Martha Cooper
  • Dear Raindrop
  • Daze Ellis
  • Shepherd Fairey
  • HAZE
  • Jo Jackson
  • Todd James
  • Chris Johanson
  • KAWS
  • Richard Kern
  • Sue Kwon
  • Barry McGee
  • Steve Powers (ESPO)
  • Dash Snow
  • Ann Sophie Staerk
  • Dondi White

All proceeds from BLOCK PARTY will support HSNY’s GreenHouse, our horticulture-based program that provides job training and therapeutic services to men and women incarcerated on Rikers Island.

Individual tickets start at $100.

The Horticultural Society of New York is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and relies on the generous support of individuals like you to continue providing our unique services to all New Yorkers.



posted on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 7:07 pm and is filed under 501c3, ESPO, KAWS, ann sophie staerk, barry mcgee, chairman-mao, chris johanson, dash snow, daze ellis, dear raindrop, dondi white, haze, henry chalfant, horticulture society of new york, jo jackson, martha cooper, minya oh, miss info, reas, richard kern, shepherd fairey, steve powers, sue kwon, todd-james. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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