SohoJohnny Presents “9/11 Let Me Help, Inc Music & Fashion Celebrity Benefit Gala Concert” on Saturday September 11, 2021. It is set to take place at Rumi Event Space located at 229 W. 28th Street (between 7th and 8th), in Manhattan. The Red Carpet begins at 5:00 PM EST and the main event starts at 7:00 PM sharp.
The event pays tribute to the 20 year anniversary of 9/11 with a barrage of fashion and music celebrating New York Fashion Week and a prelude to the opening of Broadway. The Let Me Help, Inc foundation founded by John “SohoJohnny” Pasquale strives to help people whose lives and livelihoods have been affected in some way by unforeseen circumstances or illness by raising money through the celebration of music, laughter and dance, and a portion of the proceeds will go to Let Me Help, Inc to benefit “Operation Warrior Shield”, an organization helping wounded veterans through the use of service dogs.
Wendy Stuart is an author, celebrity interviewer, model, filmmaker and hosts “Pandemic Cooking With Wendy,” a popular Youtube comedic cooking show show born in the era of Covid-19, and TriVersity Talk, a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community.
Dubbed by her friends “the Kathy Griffin of fashion”, Wendy’s hilarious, occasionally poignant story of how she became – and has remained for 30 years – one of the most successful “fit” models in the country (that size 8 you’re wearing might very well be based on Wendy Stuart Kaplan’s figure), is told with a Griffin-esque sense of humor untarnished by malice. From studying voodoo in Nigeria through years of taking mind-numbing jobs just to pay the rent, to her success in the present day where she can say of the women’s underwear sold at Wal-Mart, modeled on her size eight body, “I cover the asses of the masses.”
As an actress, print model, and stand up comedienne, Wendy has worked in film, television and theatre and has made appearances on many syndicated and daytime talk shows. Her fun personality and quick sense of humor made her a standout guest whether she was modeling unusual wedding gowns on Geraldo or selling shoes on Speigel TV. Her ecclectic career also includes being voted Mrs. NY, going on to compete in the National Mrs. America pageant.
Other featured artists performing or attending will be Leon Robinson, Kim Sledge, Felipe Rose, Randy Edelman, Fred Schneider (B-52s), Joey Belladonna (Anthrax), AniMaze X, Mickey Burns (Profiles Talk Show), Howard Bloom (author), Kreesha Turner, Grand Master Jhong Kim, Blazar, DRMAGDN, Kulick, Manny Cabo, Billy Hess, Katie Welch, No Mansfield, Dave Kendrick, Shitty Princess, Jerome Bell, Alle Guercio, Jimmy Star, Ron Russell, Aro Rose, January Jane, Kulick, April Rose Gabrielli, Queeny King, and many others…
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The official website for SohoJohnny may be found at https://www.sohojohnny.com
The official website for Let Me Help, Inc may be found at https://letmehelpinc.org