Save the Date for the 2011 Dinner with the Stars!
May 7, 2011
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Each year, Dinner With the Stars is the grand finale of Variety Week. This premier, black-tie event is Variety's largest annual fundraiser and is attended by 600 guests, including the major corporate and community leaders of St. Louis. This year, we honored Variety Man of the Year David Farr and Variety Woman of the Year Linda Martinez. We also had a tribute to long time friend and supporter of Variety, E. Desmond Lee. Another program was included to honor other outstanding supporters.
The Variety board president, David Steward presided over the program. After the awards ceremonies, the Special Equipment Drive was held, with guests sending their pledges and donations to the stage. The evening concluded with a stellar performance by headliner Al Green.
Headliner from previous years include: Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole,Vanessa Williams, Ray Charles, The Temptations, Gladys Knight, The Righteous Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Bernadette Peters, Wynonna Judd, Faith Prince, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., along with Broadway stars Andrea McArdle, Jason Danieley, Marrin Mazzie, Brent Barrett, Sutton Foster, Melba Moore, Brian d'Arcy and Rachel York.
Dinner With the Stars has been chaired by Marilyn Fox for 12 years and takes place in the Khorassan Room of the Chase Park Plaza Hotel.
The proceeds provide funding for vital medical equipment and services for local children diagnosed with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, loss of limb, autism, mental illness and learning disorders.