Out attorney wins award
The Philadelphia Business Journal recently named Deborah Willig, the openly lesbian managing partner of a local law firm, as one of its 2010 Women of Distinction.
The publication selects 25 women yearly for the honor, based on professional and community achievements.
Willig co-founded labor law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson in 1979 and has served as the firm’s managing partner since, focusing her practice on labor relations and employment law.
Honorees will be recognized at an awards banquet Nov. 30 at the Sheraton City Center.
To purchase tickets, visit events.bizjournals.com/13321.
Cartoon cat contest for charity
Research center City of Hope will host a one-of-a-kind competition this weekend to raise money for its cancer and HIV/AIDS work.
City of Hope’s Fourth Annual Hair Stylist Competition will kick off at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Voyeur, 1221 St. James St., with a feline-focused theme.
Stylists will primp and preen models to style them after popular cartoon kitties, including costumes, makeup and hair.
Tickets are $25 or $35 for VIP.
For more information, contact Harry Giordano at [email protected] or call (800) 344-8169.
Youth dance for AIDS awareness
Philadelphia FIGHT’s Youth Health Empowerment Project will join local youth with performers from around the world next week for a unique awareness-raising dance show.
The grand finale of the Heart Connection Tour will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 27 at the University of the Arts Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.
The tour, organized by Dutch-based dance4life, educates youth on HIV/AIDS prevention and motivates them to be active in their community. The finale will include live satellite performances from dancers in 28 countries.
Y-HEP, a health and leadership-development program for at-risk teens, is the only U.S. site in the project.
For more information, visit www.dance4life.com.
— Jen Colletta