The 2011 Red Dress Party has was held on May 14, 2011. It was a great sucess and lots of fun. The 2011 photos are availabe in the photo section.

The color red has long been associated with AIDS awareness. The Red Dress Party takes that color connection to a playful extereme.

Everyone is encouraged to wear a red dress as a powerful symbol of solidarity for people living with HIV/AIDS.

You don't have to come in drag, unless you want to! Just throw a red dress over your blue jeans, grab a pair of sneakers and you're good to go!

Everyone is invited: males, females, gay, straight, young and old (age 21 and over).

Event Begins

Food

Chef David Ingram, owner of "Your Place or Mine" catering, will again surprise us with another creative culinary delight. The menu will expand on this year's theme : "Cooking with Wine".

Visit Chef David's Website

Live Music

Raffle

Drinks

Event Closing

History of the Red Dress Party:

Our event is being modeled after the celebrated and very successful fundraising event in Portland, Oregon, now in its tenth year and attracting over 2,000 people. The party planners hope was to raise awareness for those living with AIDS and HIV. They hoped the visual impact of all the attendees wearing a Red Dress would serve as a powerful symbol of solidarity for our friends and neighbors who are courageously living with this disease. In 2008, Chelsea Clinton, an ardent advocate of AIDS awareness, dropped in on the Portland party. Communities all around the country are holding Red Dress parties for the same fundraising purpose.

In 2010, Sierra HOPE, celebrated its 20th year serving three foothill counties, held its first Red Dress Party in May 2010. Almost 100 people attended and the enthusiastic feedback was, "please do it again." So, the second annual party was on May 14, 2011 at Munari Vineyards and Winery, in Murphys, California.