Joan Rivers benefit
The Career Wardrobe, a nonprofit shop that works to provide professional attire for women seeking employment, is staging a benefit party next weekend that pays tribute to gay icon Joan Rivers.
The Joan Rivers Costume & Cocktail Party will be held from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2 at The Wardrobe Boutique, 1822 Spring Garden St.
A Joan Rivers impersonator will be on hand as host, and prizes will be given out for the best male and female Joan Rivers costumes.
The event is free, but donations are encouraged.
For more information, visit www.careerwardrobe.org.
Stylists headline fashion show
The Evoluer House will host its annual fashion show next week to raise funds for its efforts to empower area girls to achieve their full potential.
The third-annual event, themed “La Vie en Rose” this year, will run from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 3 at the University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.
Stylists Micah Lamar, Debra Ginyard and Philadelphia’s own Raphael Monroe will direct the show. This marks the first time that the fashion show will be created by a team of celebrity stylists.
Sarah Dash of LaBelle, designer Loris Diran and Dame Jennifer Smith, former premier of Bermuda, will serve as the event’s honorary chairs.
Advance tickets are $65, and tickets will be sold for $80 at the door.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.evoluerhouse.org.
Young writers needed
Mountain Meadow, which brings together youth of LGBT-headed families, is looking for young writers to help produce its newsletter.
Youth ages 14-17 can submit personal essays and news articles to be featured in the newsletter, providing clips and a résumé-building opportunity for aspiring writers.
Youth ages 8-13 are also encouraged to write personal stories about their experiences at this past summer’s Mountain Meadow camp.
For more information, e-mail Annamarya at [email protected].
Submissions must be made by Dec. 15.
— Jen Colletta