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Streisand to Sing for Obama
Variety Barbra Streisand will be among the headliners at a fund-raiser for Barack Obama on Sept. 16, where she will perform for the presidential candidate at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The plans for the event were outlined this morning and Streisand confirmed that she would take the stage. The hotel ballroom holds an estimated 700 people.Obama's fund-raiser is expected to be his final visit to raise money here before the general election. Obama will start the evening with a 5 p.m. dinner event for about 250 people at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, the historic estate once owned by the legendary Doheny family. Tickets for the event are $28,500. In other words, a dinner for two costs about as much as the median family income. But don't call us elitists! In case you're curious, 28,500 x 250 = $7,125,000. Later, he will attend a reception at the Beverly Wilshire, followed by Streisand's special performance. Tickets for the event are $2,500 per person. 2,500 x 700 = $1,750,000. Co-hosts for event include the DreamWorks team of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen . . . . Proceeds will be used to run ads that answer the unfair allegation that Obama spends too much time with celebrities. Posted by: Mike 2008-09-09 |
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