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THE LINEUP E-magazine

Thurs - December 1, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE...
What Did You Miss? This Week's Top Picks Holiday Top 10 Bar Hopping	Faces and Places Dating Sites Very Cool Stuff

WHAT DID YOU MISS?

We've been out and about, have you?

Dream Dinner>

A who's who of supporters, celebrities and politicians gathered at an exclusive "red carpet" event in San Francisco raising $2.5 million for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project in Washington D.C.. Attendees pictured below included Samuel Jackson & George Lucas; Carlos & Deborah Santana; Victor & Thaderine MacFarlane; NBA greats Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, Bill Walton & Nate Thurmond with Denise Bradley & Belva Davis; Delroy & Nashormea Lindo, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, DeShonne Wiley & Michael D; Denise Bradley & Chris Gardner.

100 Black Women Masquerade Ball>

Honorees included: The Honorable Kamala Harris, District Attorney of San Francisco; Clothilde V. Hewlett, Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP; Brenda Wright, Immediate Past President, Coalition of 100 Black Women; Mary Huss, Publisher, San Francisco Business Times; and Janice Mirikitani, Executive Director of Glide Memorial.

Holiday Lounge, December 7>

ALL AROUND TOP PICKS

MoAD's Global Groove

Thurs	12/1	Beary Merry Christmas Tree Lighting Festival MOAD - Grand Opening Gala Dinner
Fri	12/2	Dave Koz & Friends Museum of the African Diaspora - Global Groove Campo Santo Domino (thru Sat)
Sat	12/3	19th Annual Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Christmas Concert Oakland Tribune Holiday Parade
Sun	12/4	PIER 39’s Holiday Harmony
Mon	12/5	SoVoSo
Tues	12/6	Rockapella Holiday Show
Wed	12/7	VIPLineup's Speakeasy Holiday Lounge
Ongoing		Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink (thru 1/1) Cirque du Soleil - Corteo (thru 12/18) Great Dickens Christmas Fair (thru 12/18) Not A Genuine Black Man (thru 12/26 A Christmas Carol (thru 12/24)
African American		VIPLineup event listings
HOLIDAY EVENTS		SF Chronicle listings San Francisco CitySearch

All Top Picks | African American | Young Adults

EDITOR'S NOTES by Michael D.

THE HOLIDAY SEASON TOP 10...or twenty. Thanksgiving is over, and those who know me know I really enjoy the Holiday season. You'll want to put these on your radar screen. Note: the Harold ford event has been postponed until January. Tickets are going fast for Global Groove. VIPLineup's annual Holiday Speakeasy is next week...see the list...>

BAR HOPPING - I keep a list in my car of the places I "need" to visit. You know, check them out to see if they're worth "revisiting" with my crew. I've been known to hit 5 - 8 spots in an evening. I make friends with the bartender, doorman, or maitre de...hoping for that "beyond the velvet rope" treatment when I return, but more importantly getting the real scoop on what's hot...and what's not...>

J'LaChic presents a Holiday Series

Pure Ectasy (Johnny T & Olaf)

Every Thursday

More Info>

FACES AND PLACES

HALILI DEBUTS AS SAVVY SHOPPER ON DOUBLE TAKE. Double Take is a new, weekly interior design show which airs Fridays, at 9pm on HGTV. The Design Team takes extraordinary high-end designer rooms and recreates them for a fraction of the cost. Before landing her role as the "savvy shopper, "Halili served as an anchor for "Community Journal," a local cable news show. Get a FREE room makeover on Double Take> More on Halili | Contact Halili

ARE DATING SITES JERKING YOU AROUND? “Date Bait!” “Worthless winks!” “Fake femmes!” DATING FRAUD EXPOSED!!! No response to your online profile? Turns out it may not be you but them? Match.com and Yahoo may be contributing to your failure to find love on the Internet by employing deceptive dating practices. Internet dating horror stories...>

- Jerusha Stewart, Last Single Girl in the World

Do you know a face that should be in this space? Email editor@viplineup.com

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