Announcing the....LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY

LUPEC Boston is proud to present the…

LUPEC Boston
Tea Party
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 7-11 p.m.
on the Louisiana Riverboat at Lewis Wharf

On October 7th the Boston Sailing Center’s Louisiana Riverboat at Lewis Wharf will serve as the setting for the LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY. Hosted by LUPEC Boston, the party will transform the permanently docked riverboat into a Prohibition-era Speakeasy for an evening of vintage cocktails, live music, dancing, delicious nibbles, and a prize raffle. The LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY is the society’s first large-scale fundraising event and was created to benefit Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October). Admission price to the event is $50 and proceeds will benefit Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

In September, the group partnered with local bars and restaurants to offer a special “THIS ONE’S FOR THE LADIES” drink promotion to benefit Jane Doe Inc. LUPEC Boston will present Jane Doe Inc. with a cash donation of proceeds generated from the September promotion on the night of the Tea Party.

“The Prohibition Era was both the golden age of cocktail culture and an important period in women’s history,” said Misty Kalkofen, President and founder of the Boston LUPEC chapter. “Women had just won the right to vote, they were eschewing corsets, bobbing their hair, shortening hemlines. These flappers were more than just party girls—they ushered in a whole new modern era for American women.”

LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) Boston is a classic cocktail society dedicated to “breeding, raising, and releasing nearly extinct drinks into the wild” (a.k.a. Boston-area bars and restaurants.) More than a social networking organization, LUPEC Boston is committed to enhancing and improving the lives of Boston-area women and recently announced Jane Doe Inc. as their primary beneficiary for fundraising events. For more information about LUPEC Boston visit lupecboston.blogspot.com.

Jane Doe Inc. is a statewide coalition of over sixty community-based sexual assault and domestic violence organizations. Jane Doe Inc. advocates for responsive public policy, raises public awareness and supports its member programs to provide comprehensive prevention and intervention services. For more information about Jane Doe Inc. visit www.janedoe.org.

The LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY will invoke Prohibition-era Speakeasies with live jazz, Art Deco inspired décor, and vintage cocktails served “on the sly”, in tea-cups. Vintage dress and creative cocktail attire is encouraged.

This event will take place on the Louisiana Riverboat at Lewis Wharf, a permanently docked boat owned by the Boston Sailing Center. Use of the space was generously donated to LUPEC Boston by the popular sailing club. For more information about the Boston Sailing Center, visit www.bostonsailingcenter.com.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

The LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY will begin at 7 p.m. on October 7th. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 22nd. Ticket price is $50/ person and will include stationary appetizers, cocktail party fare, and an open bar.

Jamie Bissonette, Chef de Cuisine of KO Prime, Patrick Connolly, Chef de Cuisine of Radius, and Andres Grundy, Sous Chef of Clio will all be participating in the event, and will be preparing appetizers and light cocktail party fare for the evening. Lionette's Market will supply a plate of fine cheeses and Island Creek Oysters will offer a delicious raw bar.

Local jazz/blues artist Miss Tess will perform Jazz standards as well as her own “Modern Vintage” originals from 7 – 9:30 p.m. For more information on Miss Tess, visit www.misstessmusic.com.

A prize raffle will feature gift certificates donated from Stella, ZipCar, Magpie, apparel from thereadseat.com, a “Brix Pix” gift bag compliments of Brix, and more.

All proceeds from the LUPEC BOSTON TEA PARTY will benefit Jane Doe Inc. in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

• Ticket price is $50/person including stationary appetizers, cocktail party fare, and an open bar
• Tickets will be available for purchase Saturday, September 22nd
• Tickets can be purchased by visiting Green Street, 280 Green St., Cambridge, MA or Toro, 1704 Washington St., Boston, MA

For more information about this event or to request an interview with key members of LUPEC Boston contact Kirsten Amann at 617-733-2791 or via email, [email protected].

About Jane Doe Inc.

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence brings together organizations and people committed to creating social change that addresses the root causes of this violence and promotes dignity and liberty for survivors. Jane Doe Inc. plays a leading role in shaping public policy through legislative action and policy development that will support survivors, hold offenders accountable and ultimately, make our communities safer. They are guided by the voices of survivors.

Currently, over 60 community-based sexual assault and domestic violence service and advocacy programs in Massachusetts comprise the membership of Jane Doe Inc. These independent non-profit organizations deliver comprehensive services to over tens of thousands of women, men and children every year, in every community across the Commonwealth. Crisis hotlines, emergency shelter, safe homes, legal and medical advocacy, educational and support groups, counseling, advocacy, safety planning, children's advocacy, economic development programs and transitional housing are just some examples of services available. Community education is also offered on an array of topics including sexual assault, teen dating violence, and the role of men in ending violence.

The work of the Coalition complements these life-saving prevention and intervention services, resources and advocacy. With its sixty member organizations, Jane Doe Inc. engages law enforcement, the courts, health care, housing and service providers to develop and promote best practices because every victim should have access to a range of high quality services, responses and options, in every community regardless of where they are in the state. The creation of the Men’s Initiative for Jane Doe exemplifies its belief that men and boys are essential allies in the movement to end violence against women, men and children. Jane Doe Inc. works with survivors and advocates to break the silence and to dispel the myths that deny victims the right to safety, justice, and healing.

About LUPEC Boston

The Boston chapter of LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) is a classic cocktail society dedicated to breeding, raising, and releasing nearly extinct drinks into the wild (a.k.a. Boston-area bars and restaurants.) Founded in February 2007 by Misty Kalkofen of Green Street and ten fellow cocktail enthusiasts, LUPEC Boston is the city’s first and only female-oriented cocktail society. The ladies of LUPEC Boston meet once a month to sample delicious cocktail creations from a bygone era, and educate themselves about the important and nearly forgotten forebroads who sipped them.

In addition to preserving our own personal Joie de Vivre by guaranteeing members one good cocktail party every month, LUPEC Boston strives to enhance and improve the lives of Boston-area women through fundraising events for local women’s charities. LUPEC Boston partners with local bars and liquor purveyors to offer co-ed classic cocktail parties and special events. For more information about what we’re mixing up around town visit http://lupecboston.blogspot.com.