Hearts Foundation Announces Kristine W Performance
Tue. January 11, 2005 12:00 AM
DJ Showcase Participants, Oasis Lounge Line-up also announced
Chicago, IL -
Internationally acclaimed recording artist Kristine W will perform at Fireball, the annual fundraising dance party weekend set for President's Day Weekend, February 18-20, 2005. Kristine W's latest chart topper, Save My Soul, was her 8th consecutive #1 dance club play single ranked by Billboard Magazine. That made her the first artist in the history of the dance charts to top them with eight consecutive releases Madonna and Janet Jackson have each done it with seven consecutive releases! Kristine first hit the top of the dance charts in 1994 with Feel What You Want followed in 1996 with One More Try and Land Of The Living. Her other popular tracks include: Stronger, Lovin' You, Fly Again, and Some Lovin' used as the lead-off single for the hit Showtime series Queer as Folk. Her performance is sure to be one of the many highlights of the weekend!!
The Hearts Foundation has added a DJ Showcase to the weekend line-up of events! Chicago artists participating are DJ Matthew Harvat (Circuit MOM, www.circuitmom.com), DJ Luis M (Sound-bar, Berlin, www.djluism.com), and DJ Tom McBride (Circuit Nightclub, Menjos-Detroit). The regional participants are DJ Josh Gram from Houston (O's, Rich's, www.djjoshgram.com), DJ Jerry Griffith from Kansas City (NV, White Party-Amsterdam, www.djjerrygriffith.com) and Milwaukees DJ John Murges (Pump!). The DJ Showcase will take place in the Dome Room and The Lair of Vision Nightclub beginning at 9:30pm. It will run concurrently with the Fraterni-Tea/Closing Party, which will be held at the adjoining Excalibur Nightclub.
The Chicago Renaissance Hotel (One W. Wacker Drive, 312/372-7200), the Fireball weekend's Host Hotel, will be home to the after-hours Oasis Lounge on the mornings of Saturday, February 19 (3am-9am) and Sunday, February 20 (4am-10am). Fireball revelers can stop by the Lounge to kick back, catch their breath and relax in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere with groovy and soulful muscial beats provided by Minneapolis DJ Jon Herseth (The Bolt, The Elbow Room, www.djonherseth.com ) and Chicago's DJ Plez (Cellblock, Pump! Milwaukee, www.djplez.com ) and DJ Dr. K. There is no charge for entry into the Oasis Lounge!
Fireball Weekend tickets and passes are now available at the following Chicago retail locations: Universal Gear (3153 N. Broadway, 773/296-1090), Borderline Music (3333 N. Broadway, 773/975-9533), RJs Video (3452 N. Halsted, 773-871-1810), GayMart (3457 N. Halsted, 773/929-4272), Kafka Wine Co. (3325 N. Halsted, 773/975-9463), Bad Boys (1500 W. Balmoral, 773/334-9993), The Suntan Club (5353 N. Clark, 773/989-7886) and Unabridged Bookstore (3251 N. Broadway, 773/883-9119). You may also obtain tickets, weekend passes and VIP weekend passes at www.thefireball.com, www.ticketweb.com or by phone at 1-800-965-4827.
Fireball Weekend Events: Friday, Feb. 18-"Ignition" at House of Blues, DJ Manny Lehman, 10:30pm-4am, $45 advance, $55 at the door. Saturday, Feb. 19-"The Great Chicago Fireball" at Union Station's Great Hall, DJs Rosabel, 10pm-6am, $95 advance, $105 door. Sunday, Feb. 20-"Fraterni-Tea/Closing Party" at Excalibur Nightclub, DJ Warren Gluck, DJ Brett Henrichsen, DJ Showcase, 4pm-4am, $55 advance, $65 door. Sunday, Feb. 20-"Flame" VIP Only Party at Crobar Nightclub, DJ Paulo, 10pm-4am, VIP Weekend Pass holders only. Weekend Pass-$150 on or before 1/15/05, $175 after. VIP Weekend Pass-$190 on or before 1/15/05, $225 after.
Fireball 2005 annual sponsors are Bacardi, ChicagoPride.com, Chicago Renaissance Hotel, JustCircuit.com, Atlantis, Wet Platinum, Steamworks, Service Is Us, Gelder Designs, David Barton Gym and Chicago Department of Public Health. OutinChicago.com, Partylist.com, GayWired.com, GayWebMonkey.com, LambdaEvents.com, Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, MarkNelson.biz, 360presents.com, Gaylocal.net, Gaytoz.com, westhollywood.com, dragtastic.com and TexasCircuitBoyz.com provide internet resources. Print media sponsors are Boi Magazine, Windy City Media Group, Chicago Free Press, Gay Chicago, Gay People's Chronicle, Metra, EXP, Between the Lines and Lavender. Cross-promotional partners are Winter Party, Purple Party, Black & Blue, Jungle Party and Windsor Pride. Other sponsors include Centaur Music; Scene, SWIIG Magazine, Perrier, Baskit, Ice Mountain and Chandon.
The Hearts Foundation was formed in June 1998, as an all-volunteer, not-for-profit Illinois-organization and became the steward of a longstanding fundraising tradition in Chicago. Over the past fifteen years, the Hearts Foundation and its predecessor, the Hearts Committee, have raised over $2.4 million for Chicago's GLBT and HIV/AIDS service organizations. Last year, nearly four thousand individuals from across the nation and abroad participated in our series of February fundraising events, helping us donate a significant amount to our beneficiaries. With the success of life-sustaining medication in the treatment of HIV/AIDS came a false sense that the pandemic is over. Complacency is now as significant a threat as the virus itself. Incidence rates are climbing once again, and new communities are becoming vulnerable. More information on the Hearts Foundation can be obtained by visiting www.heartsfoundation.org.
The Hearts Foundation has added a DJ Showcase to the weekend line-up of events! Chicago artists participating are DJ Matthew Harvat (Circuit MOM, www.circuitmom.com), DJ Luis M (Sound-bar, Berlin, www.djluism.com), and DJ Tom McBride (Circuit Nightclub, Menjos-Detroit). The regional participants are DJ Josh Gram from Houston (O's, Rich's, www.djjoshgram.com), DJ Jerry Griffith from Kansas City (NV, White Party-Amsterdam, www.djjerrygriffith.com) and Milwaukees DJ John Murges (Pump!). The DJ Showcase will take place in the Dome Room and The Lair of Vision Nightclub beginning at 9:30pm. It will run concurrently with the Fraterni-Tea/Closing Party, which will be held at the adjoining Excalibur Nightclub.
The Chicago Renaissance Hotel (One W. Wacker Drive, 312/372-7200), the Fireball weekend's Host Hotel, will be home to the after-hours Oasis Lounge on the mornings of Saturday, February 19 (3am-9am) and Sunday, February 20 (4am-10am). Fireball revelers can stop by the Lounge to kick back, catch their breath and relax in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere with groovy and soulful muscial beats provided by Minneapolis DJ Jon Herseth (The Bolt, The Elbow Room, www.djonherseth.com ) and Chicago's DJ Plez (Cellblock, Pump! Milwaukee, www.djplez.com ) and DJ Dr. K. There is no charge for entry into the Oasis Lounge!
Fireball Weekend tickets and passes are now available at the following Chicago retail locations: Universal Gear (3153 N. Broadway, 773/296-1090), Borderline Music (3333 N. Broadway, 773/975-9533), RJs Video (3452 N. Halsted, 773-871-1810), GayMart (3457 N. Halsted, 773/929-4272), Kafka Wine Co. (3325 N. Halsted, 773/975-9463), Bad Boys (1500 W. Balmoral, 773/334-9993), The Suntan Club (5353 N. Clark, 773/989-7886) and Unabridged Bookstore (3251 N. Broadway, 773/883-9119). You may also obtain tickets, weekend passes and VIP weekend passes at www.thefireball.com, www.ticketweb.com or by phone at 1-800-965-4827.
Fireball Weekend Events: Friday, Feb. 18-"Ignition" at House of Blues, DJ Manny Lehman, 10:30pm-4am, $45 advance, $55 at the door. Saturday, Feb. 19-"The Great Chicago Fireball" at Union Station's Great Hall, DJs Rosabel, 10pm-6am, $95 advance, $105 door. Sunday, Feb. 20-"Fraterni-Tea/Closing Party" at Excalibur Nightclub, DJ Warren Gluck, DJ Brett Henrichsen, DJ Showcase, 4pm-4am, $55 advance, $65 door. Sunday, Feb. 20-"Flame" VIP Only Party at Crobar Nightclub, DJ Paulo, 10pm-4am, VIP Weekend Pass holders only. Weekend Pass-$150 on or before 1/15/05, $175 after. VIP Weekend Pass-$190 on or before 1/15/05, $225 after.
Fireball 2005 annual sponsors are Bacardi, ChicagoPride.com, Chicago Renaissance Hotel, JustCircuit.com, Atlantis, Wet Platinum, Steamworks, Service Is Us, Gelder Designs, David Barton Gym and Chicago Department of Public Health. OutinChicago.com, Partylist.com, GayWired.com, GayWebMonkey.com, LambdaEvents.com, Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, MarkNelson.biz, 360presents.com, Gaylocal.net, Gaytoz.com, westhollywood.com, dragtastic.com and TexasCircuitBoyz.com provide internet resources. Print media sponsors are Boi Magazine, Windy City Media Group, Chicago Free Press, Gay Chicago, Gay People's Chronicle, Metra, EXP, Between the Lines and Lavender. Cross-promotional partners are Winter Party, Purple Party, Black & Blue, Jungle Party and Windsor Pride. Other sponsors include Centaur Music; Scene, SWIIG Magazine, Perrier, Baskit, Ice Mountain and Chandon.
The Hearts Foundation was formed in June 1998, as an all-volunteer, not-for-profit Illinois-organization and became the steward of a longstanding fundraising tradition in Chicago. Over the past fifteen years, the Hearts Foundation and its predecessor, the Hearts Committee, have raised over $2.4 million for Chicago's GLBT and HIV/AIDS service organizations. Last year, nearly four thousand individuals from across the nation and abroad participated in our series of February fundraising events, helping us donate a significant amount to our beneficiaries. With the success of life-sustaining medication in the treatment of HIV/AIDS came a false sense that the pandemic is over. Complacency is now as significant a threat as the virus itself. Incidence rates are climbing once again, and new communities are becoming vulnerable. More information on the Hearts Foundation can be obtained by visiting www.heartsfoundation.org.