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Rockstar Birthday Party to raise money for the charity, Safe Horizon
03/21/2009 - By The Star Lounge, NYC

Rockstar Birthday Party to raise money for the charity, Safe Horizon

This past Saturday night, Baya Voce from the Real World; Brooklyn was the headlining DJ at a private red carpet event hosted by Omerta Entertainment Group at The Star Lounge at 222 W. 23rd Street in New York, New York.

The event was a celebration of the birthdays of eco-fashion designer Christine Marchuska and eco-fashion blogger Maria LaBrutto. A portion of the proceeds from the event was donated to the Charity; Safe Horizon, which “helps move victims of violence from crisis to confidence.” www.safehorizon.org. Birthday girl, Christine Marchuska, is a member of the Junior Council of Safe Horizon and is actively involved in the organization’s marketing and events committees.

On the night of Saturday March 21st, 2009, The Star Lounge had over 250 guests enjoying new green/organic vodka brand, Star Vodka, and listening to the beats of Baya Voce, of the most recent MTV Real World Brooklyn.

DJ Baya Voce continues to prove herself as she is becoming a truly sought after female DJ in a male dominated industry. “I have found trust in myself to know that if I can move to a beat, my audience can too. It is such a rush and I love it,” says Baya. Ms. Voce recently teamed up with mega producer Izzy Gold and is now part of the Izzy Gold Records family. She is currently in the studio producing her own beats, so stay tuned for the album release! In her spare time, Baya is also an animal rights activist, supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness, and an advocate for anything Green.

Christine Marchuska, a former Wall Street associate decided to make the move from finance to fashion after a round of job cuts last May. Using her severance package and savings, Christine launched her dream business, a chic and stylish eco-friendly clothing line, cmarchuska, in November 2008. cmarchuska is available for sale online at www.cmarchuska.com and at eco-fashion boutique, Kaight, in downtown Manhattan. Five percent of net proceeds of cmarchuska goes to charitable organizations such as Safe Horizon. The other birthday being celebrated was that of long time friend Maria LaBrutto, a fashion trend analyst for the blog Sexy Sustainable Style. Christine and Maria have collaborated their talents to work on all things eco-friendly and fashionable in New York and Los Angeles.

Omerta Entertainment Group, is an entertainment and special events company founded by Eric Poto and Sarah Maxwell. Omerta E.G. is based out of NYC, with future expansion plans into Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas. The company has several key components: Special Events with a charitable donation from a portion of the proceeds from each event to give back to the community and bring friendly, fashionable and altruistic minded people together. Additionally, Omerta Entertainment facilitates the financing and production for unique film and television projects.


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