A one-evening group exhibition /"True Beauty - Young Womanhood in D.C." photobook by

	Richard Chu/ Ripplestone Project and the True Beauty team
	A one-evening group exhibition of photographic artworks from the "True Beauty - Young Womanhood in D.C." photobook by Sardar Zaib, Jim Tretick, and Richard Chu

	Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm-Friday, October 16, 2009 at 1:00am
	The Fridge (www.thefridgedc.com)
	Rear Alley, 516 8th Street SE - across from Matchbox, 2 1/2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Station on the Orange/ Blue Line

 Signed limited-edition print of the artworks will be available for sale and a raffle will be held for portfolio-quality photo sessions with the photographers

--- All proceeds from this event go toward the funding of a medical vehicle that goes to underprivileged communities to provide free breast cancer screening ---

Exhibited alongside the photos will be tribute artworks from the photobook by DECOY, Anna U. Davis, Randall Holloway, and Graham Jackson

Info on the True Beauty project and sample photography and verses from the photobook are on our website: http://www.TrueBeautyDC.org

There will be a after-party from 10PM to 1AM DJ'd by the inimitable Cheryl DJ Breeze spinning her groove thangs and dance music from the 80 's and 90 's - David Bowie, Blondie, Devo, B-52 's and such

1) a man/ woman a-la-carte naked sushi 's that can only be retrieved by your bite ;). If you drop the piece, you will have to down a cup of sake and pay double for the sushi!

2) a drag-queen show by Lady XXX Rapture and a sensual pas-de-deux dance performance

3) a live auction of donated paintings, antique/ vintage items and high-end designer clothing & accessories