 Palm Springs, CA (Top40 Charts/ ILDKMedia) - Event promoter extraordinaire Mariah Hanson - founder of the legendary Club Skirts presents The Dinah, unveiled the highly anticipated Entertainment line-up for THE DINAH 09 (April 1- 5, 2009). Continuing Club Skirts' groundbreaking trend of a high profile, entertainment packed and star filled legacy spearheaded a few years back by the monumental performance of the Pussy Cat Dolls, a whole new batch of talents and celebrities will carry on the Dinah tradition. From No 1Billboard Top Charting Platinum Recording Artist, International Dance Club Diva, Veteran American Folk Rock Duo, to emerging avant-garde pop rock girl-bands and top notch stand-up comedians, the impressively explosive all-Star Dinah 09 roster is simply DINAH'MITE 'featuring: KATY PERRY
ROBIN S
INDIGO GIRLS
JILL BENNETT
ELIZABETH KEENER
SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER
UH HUH HER
YO MAJESTY
GOD-DES AND SHE
FANNIUS III
ERIN FOLEY
BRIANA STOCKTON
'I am ecstatic about this year's line up. I think it's the best yet. Katy Perry's hit is the 2009 lesbian anthem. The excitement upon the announcement is tremendous. The Indigo Girls and Uh Huh Her are also getting a huge reaction so I am really pleased. I am expecting our biggest year yet!' says Mariah Hanson.
Key sponsors for The Dinah 09 were also announced including returning as well as new corporate accounts. The Dinah 09 will enjoy the corporate support of market leaders such as Miller, Southwest Airlines, HereTV! and Bacardi. In addition, Hanson is welcoming new sponsorships including The Advocate and SheWired.com, and forming exclusive partnerships with entertainment moguls such as MTV/LOGO Network (Viacom International, Inc.) which has made The Dinah 09 one of its signature events of the year, and the non-profit organization GLAAD - the official charity recipient - which will be hosting its first ever cocktail reception.
'We are excited and proud to host our first ever reception during the Dinah Shore Weekend and to be able to share our media advocacy work,' said Neil G. Giuliano, President of the Gay &Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
Always pushing the envelope and being cutting edge, Hanson pulled another coup de forte for the 2009 Dinah booking the newly renovated Riviera Resort and Spa as the hotel host.
The Riviera Resort and Spa recently underwent an estimated $90 million rejuvenation becoming the epic and contemporary deluxe Mecca for high-end world-class travelers - certifiably the most ultra chic, ultimate top of the line destination resort in Palm Springs. As the esteemed legendary venue - the first EVER hotel host of The Dinah series- is at last reopening its door, it will also welcome another legend: The Dinah - taking this grand annual pilgrimage extravaganza to a whole new higher level!
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