LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Through Sunday May 29, Lifetime Television is auctioning four wedding dresses designed by Project Runway contestants to benefit Break the Cycle, the leading national organization working with youth to prevent domestic and dating violence.
Celebrating the royal wedding and healthy relationships, Lifetime Television asked Project Runway contestants to sketch their version of the royal gown. Designers from each season participated, submitting their drawings in the excitement leading up to Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials. Designers Emilio Sosa (Season 7), Johnathan Kayne (Season 3), Irina Shabayeva (Season 6) and Nick Verreos (Season 2) then turned their sketches into real garments.
Now, Lifetime is generously auctioning off these fantasy creations and donating all the proceeds to Break the Cycle. The public can view and bid on the beautiful dresses online at http://bit.ly/btcrunway.
"It is with great pleasure that we bring together Lifetime's celebration of the royal wedding, our hit show Project Runway and our commitment to support and empower women by donating to Break the Cycle," said Danielle Carrig, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Affairs for Lifetime.
London dealer Peter Harrington will offer an intimate letter written in 1932 by Virginia Woolf to her fellow writer Vita Sackville-West in which she says, "I would pitch you a very melancholy story about my jealousy of all your new loves" (price: ￡32,500). A contrasting highlight will be typescripts of 40 films by the legendary comedy pair Laurel and Hardy (price: ￡45,000).
The stylish boutique fair Art Antiques London will run from June 9-15 in an airy pavilion at Kensington Gardens. Around 75 international dealers will offer a myriad of objects from the medieval to the modern. Pottery collectors are well-catered to, as the event incorporates the International Ceramics Fair and Seminar. Another strong theme of the fair this year will be historic to modern jewelry. Taking part for the first time will be Mayfair jeweler Lucas Rarities, which will unveil a brilliant heart brooch comprising yellow diamonds, rubies and sapphires. The brooch was designed in 1938 by the Hollywood star jeweler Paul Flato (price: $500,000).
From June 9-19, the 38th Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair will feature 150 dealers offering an enormous mix of items set to attract more than 30,000 collectors, interior designers and devotees. Among the offerings will be fine French furniture, 16th-century Flemish tapestries, Pop art and modern design alongside Royal memorabilia, Victorian kitchen utensils or Edwardian gentlemen's walking sticks.
"We thought it would be great, giving Pittsburgh an outlet to see one of their favorite sons compete for a trophy other than a Super Bowl," Mr. Hayes said. "Technically, we're hurting ourselves because they don't count in the Nielsen ratings if they're not watching it on their televisions at home, but this is more of a celebration."
Mr. Ward was aware of the party and donated an autographed jersey to be given away. He also videotaped a shout-out that was shown on the 16-by-9-foot screen during the telecast.
"Drink one for us, and we're bringing home the mirror ball tonight," he said.
The network also featured a live look-in to the North Shore party as part of the show.
But not everybody in the club was there for the dancing.
Josh Langford, 29, a mechanic from Franklin Park, came at the behest of his fiancee, Megan Thomas, 24, and her mother, Evonne Thomas, 56, of Bethel Park.
"I'm not really a dancing fan," Mr. Langford said. "I just watch Hines. But I did watch all of [Monday's] show. Other than that, I just come in when Hines comes on, I watch that, and then I'm off to something else."
BankPlus sponsored the Supplies for the art student to complete the project. Approximately 107 mannequin heads were donated and given to the students to paint.
Felica Reese, Jim Hill art teacher, said, "We [were] very pleased to partner with the Dress for Success/ Metro Jackson Professional Women's Group on the Wig Project.
The art students [were] very excited about creating designs and painting the mannequin heads for cancer patients who go through the free wig closets at the American Cancer Society offices. This is an excellent opportunity for our students to give back to the community while gaining hours for CAS - Creativity, Action, Service - which is a mandatory core component of the International Baccalaureate Programme at Jim Hill High.
"CAS ensures that students engage in meaningful community service activities throughout the year."
Hickmon also praised the project. She emphasized that many cancer patients will be encouraged when they visit a wig closet and see the many faces of inspiration as they select a wig.
"We are all happy that this project was such a success," she said.
Both Aguilera and Green showed interest in coaching Martinez. She said she chose Green because of his energy.
She did most of the show's filming in March and April but still is eager and nervous to watch the program air on Tuesday nights.
This week, she faced off with teammate Niki Dawson in a "battle round," in which singers compete in duets before the coach cuts somebody.
After performing Pink's popular song "Perfect," the coaches unanimously agreed their duet was the most sensational of the night.
Ultimately, Green named Martinez the winner, so she will continue on.
Martinez swears she has no complaints with the show and has been thrilled with the experience, especially building friendships with other singers.
Her nerves may start clanging before she steps onstage, but once Martinez opens her mouth and starts belting out lyrics, she switches from thoughts to emotions.
In the last few months Croatia has been rocked by public demands for early elections. The protests, which have begun to fizzle out, took in everyone from ultra-nationalist military veterans to extreme left-wingers, says Boris Deulovi, a well-known Split commentator. He worries that they are a purely negative manifestation of discontent, "against the government, the opposition, the EU, NATO or whatever", and offer no alternatives.
Yet in Split the protests never reached the intensity they did elsewhere, says Miranda Veljai, a civil activist, because citizens have seen what happens when you wish a plague on the houses of all mainstream politicians. You end up with a mayor like eljko Kerum, an eccentric and flashy businessman who many see as Split's answer to Silvio Berlusconi. Mr Kerum owns a series of hotels, restaurants, supermarkets (pictured, above) and a television station, and is regularly accused of conflicts of interest and nepotism.
Ms Veljai (pictured) has been campaigning to save Marjan, the hill and forested park that abuts Split, and other endangered parts of the city from overdevelopment. People are unhappy, she says, that parts of the old town are gradually being emptied of locals and life, as rich foreigners buy up property. She fears that Split may meet the same fate as the old town of Dubrovnik, just down the Adriatic coast, which has become dead.