Alexia to Sing at “Bohemian Dream Party”

Greek acclaimed singer Alexia Vasileiou will participate at the 1st Annual “Bohemian Dream Party” to be hosted by Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Jason Ritter (The Event), Zachary Levi (Chuck), & Ben McKenzie (Southland). The event will benefit the Los Angeles based charity Young Storytellers Foundation and will take place on the evening of March 6th, 2011 at Bardot, which is part of the historic Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

The mission of the the Young Storytellers Foundation is to develop self-expression, self-esteem, and literacy through the art of storytelling. Since 2003, YSF has successfully run an in-school arts eduction program in screenwriting. They target under-served, arts-poor public schools in the the greater Los Angeles area, and bring entertainment professionals into the classroom for one-on-one mentoring sessions with students, as part of the larger curriculum in storytelling.

Patterned after a belle-epoque era salon, the event will feature a wide array of artists that represent all the varies components that make up storytelling. Musical acts include Alexia Vassiliou, Vintage Trouble, Meg Whitman and Landon Pigg, the CTDB Quartet, and DJ Raviv Ullman. Illusionists Michael Friedland and Kevin Viner will work their magic. Lively cabaret dance numbers will be choreographed by Erica Holland. And the talented artists from the group Girls Drawing Girls will be drawing some lovely live models (Kristin Luman & Carly Gregory).

Actress Meg Whitman and actor/songwriter Landon Pigg will be making a special guest appearance to sing a few of their songs. Meg is best known for her starring role on ‘The Parenthood’ and Landon for his role in Drew Barrymore’s film ‘Whip It’ starring opposite Ellen Paige.

Alexia Vassiliou was born in Cyprus and studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been a successful recording artist in Greece and the rest of the European continent for over 20 years; she has released more than 20 albums most of which became platinum/gold. Vintage Trouble, combines soul and rhythm & blues and regularly plays at such venues as The Edison and the Tar Pit. The CTDB Quartet, is led by musician and singer Richard Ray. DJ Raviv Ullman, is an actor best known for playing Phil Diffy, the main character in the Disney Channel series ‘Phil of the Future’. Raviv is the member of many musical groups including ‘Goodbye Ian’ and ‘His Orchestra’. Choreographer Erica Holland is a professional ballet dancer and has travelled the world choreographing concerts, music videos and live events.

Magician and Mentalist Kevin Viner will be hosting the events ‘Magical Fashion Dazzlement Spectacular’ which will incorporate spectacular illusions with 9 of Hollywoods brightest actresses (including Arielle Kebbel, Charlene Amoia, Nikki Soohoo, Cooper Harris, Agnes Olech, Robin Phelps, Robin Phelps, and Kristin Mulligan).

The entire space of Bardot will be themed with 100’s of flickering candles (design by Jorgensen Creative), complimentary wine and absinthe, delectable hors d’oeuvres (provided by The Event Department), live paintings (provided by Girls Drawing Girls), gourmet truffle tasting (courtesy of Chef Stef), green fairies, seance room featuring palm readings (Dr. Sarah Larson), professional sleight of hand artist Michael Friedland, and a silent auction to benefit the charity.

The silent auction will feature such packages as the Girls Dream Weekend (featuring an exclusive 5 night stay at the Cabo Casa Rosada Resort in Mexico), Mind & Body Package, Pet Package, Guys Golf Package (1 night for 4 at Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Palm Springs), Couples Escape Package (featuring an exclusive 3 night stay at the Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa), and all the head to toe fashion show outfits provided by RedLight PR.

Luxury gift bags have been provided by Level Naturals, makers of quality bath products, and filled with Nooka watches, Chef Stef chocolates, and more. Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa is donating a stay to the YSF mentor of the year, and CKMG is donating a complete redesign of the YSF charity website. CKMG is a Los Angeles based Boutique Web Agency. They design, build and market Websites and Social Media Concepts.

The party is being “written & directed” by filmmaker Mike L. Murphy and “produced” by Jaime Becker. Public Relations are provided by Supernova PR & Marmar PR.

The party is sponsored by Li-lin X Hsu from Amerprise Financial Beverly Hills, Stun Creative, Internet Marketing Reviews.com, The Event Department, Bardot, and Halon Previs. Absinthe provided by Lucid. Wine by Tasi Vineyards and Trinitas Cellars. Floral arrangements and guest flowers graciously provided by The Empty Vase.

More information can be found online at http://www.BohemianDreamParty.com