<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - benefit</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/benefit</link><description>Newsvine - benefit</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:43:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:17:06 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Linda Lavin sings at pulmonary fibrosis benefit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte teamed up to sing "You've Got Possibilities" and "Mr. Monotony" during the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17106300-linda-lavin-sings-at-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17106300-linda-lavin-sings-at-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>tony-award</category><category>benefit</category><category>pulmonary-fibrosis</category><category>linda-lavin</category><category>debbie-gravitte</category><category>pulmonary-fibrosis-foundation</category><category>got-possibilities"</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:42:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25d1295d-7359-4032-9b6d-9412f9b25573.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25d1295d-7359-4032-9b6d-9412f9b25573.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo released by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation shows actress Linda Lavin performing at the third annual &quot;Broadway Belts for PFF!&quot; a benefit for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York. (AP Photo/Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Chris Owyoung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Linda Lavin headlines pulmonary fibrosis benefit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte are headlining the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017709-linda-lavin-headlines-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017709-linda-lavin-headlines-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>tony-award</category><category>benefit</category><category>pulmonary-fibrosis</category><category>linda-lavin</category><category>debbie-gravitte</category><category>pulmonary-fibrosis-foundation</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:02:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=901866d2-76ac-4dd7-9506-a8ee553c0624.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="312" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=901866d2-76ac-4dd7-9506-a8ee553c0624.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This June 3, 2012 file photo shows actress Linda Lavin at the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards in New York. Lavin and Debbie Gravitte are headlining the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The event set for Feb. 25, 2013, at Birdland Jazz Club will also feature actress Emily Bergl from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and singer Max von Essen, from Evita.  (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Broadway stars to help The Performing Arts Project</title>
<description><![CDATA[Broadway stars Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will lend their voices to a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" this spring.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855977-broadway-stars-to-help-the-performing-arts-project</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855977-broadway-stars-to-help-the-performing-arts-project</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>show</category><category>benefit</category><category>new-world"</category><category>jessica-rush</category><category>michael-james-scott</category><category>jason-robert-brown</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2b32589e-03a5-4dfb-a2d2-e6383a01607e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2b32589e-03a5-4dfb-a2d2-e6383a01607e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Feb. 15, 2012 file photo released by Campbell's shows actor Nick Adams at the Campbell's sponsored Women's Day Red Dress Awards in New York. Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will lend their voices to a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World this spring.The four will appear in the one-night-only show on March 11 at XL Cabaret, west of Times Square. Jeff Calhoun will direct. (AP Photo/Campbell's, Brian Ach)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b40b9b36-b27d-41f7-8e90-a5c968567ac6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b40b9b36-b27d-41f7-8e90-a5c968567ac6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Feb. 15, 2012 file photo released by Campbell's shows actor Nick Adams at the Campbell's sponsored Women's Day Red Dress Awards in New York. Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will lend their voices to a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World this spring.The four will appear in the one-night-only show on March 11 at XL Cabaret, west of Times Square. Jeff Calhoun will direct. (AP Photo/Campbell's, Brian Ach)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rolling Stones added to Sandy benefit concert</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755862-rolling-stones-added-to-sandy-benefit-concert</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755862-rolling-stones-added-to-sandy-benefit-concert</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>rolling-stones</category><category>concert</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>benefit</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><category>sandy-benefit-concert</category><category>sandy-benefit</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:05:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b47c6066-6b07-45cc-82a6-35b47842d0f5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b47c6066-6b07-45cc-82a6-35b47842d0f5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2012 file photo, Mick Jagger, center, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, left, and Charlie Watts, right, of The Rolling Stones perform at the O2 arena in east London. The Rolling Stones have been added to the list of artists performing at the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert next week in New York City. Producers of the show said Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, had already raised $30 million that will be distributed to storm victims through the Robin Hood Foundation. The show is sold out. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>12-12-12 Sandy benefit to be aired on 34 outlets</title>
<description><![CDATA[The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15651067-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-be-aired-on-34-outlets</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15651067-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-be-aired-on-34-outlets</guid><category>us</category><category>music</category><category>concert</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>hurricane-sandy</category><category>sandy-benefit-concert</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 22:21:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b073e6a6-563a-4d0f-a40f-cf86aba98a12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b073e6a6-563a-4d0f-a40f-cf86aba98a12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This April 17, 2012 file photo shows Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, performing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Coldplay and Eric Clapton have been added to the lineup for the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. It will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents. Producers said Monday, Dec. 3, the concert will be available to 1 billion people across six continents. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jason Franson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bon Jovi, Grohl added to Sandy benefit concert</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder are adding to the star power at next month's Superstorm Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15486922-bon-jovi-grohl-added-to-sandy-benefit-concert</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15486922-bon-jovi-grohl-added-to-sandy-benefit-concert</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>concert</category><category>madison-square-garden</category><category>benefit</category><category>dave-grohl</category><category>eddie-vedder</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><category>sandy-benefit-concert</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Springsteen, McCartney, Kanye set for Sandy show</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and Kanye West will hit the stage at a Superstorm Sandy benefit concert next month at Madison Square Garden.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15189814-springsteen-mccartney-kanye-set-for-sandy-show</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15189814-springsteen-mccartney-kanye-set-for-sandy-show</guid><category>us</category><category>concert</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>madison-square-garden</category><category>kanye-west</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>bruce-springsteen</category><category>e-street-band</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><category>sandy-benefit-concert</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:53:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d1f4e2ed-09bc-4292-bdb0-be1c1e9d3e48.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d1f4e2ed-09bc-4292-bdb0-be1c1e9d3e48.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2012, photo provided by NBC, Jon Bon Jovi performs in New York, during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,&quot; a concert hosted by NBC to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Bon Jovi, along with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen &amp; the E Street Band, Kanye West, Billy Joel, The Who and Alicia Keys will perform at another benefit concert, on Dec. 12, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund to help those affected by Sandy in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Sandy's assault more than two weeks ago created widespread damage and power outages throughout the area. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>MTV to air fundraiser for devastated Jersey shore</title>
<description><![CDATA[MTV, home of the "Jersey Shore" reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey's devastated shoreline.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14942970-mtv-to-air-fundraiser-for-devastated-jersey-shore</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14942970-mtv-to-air-fundraiser-for-devastated-jersey-shore</guid><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>shore</category><category>jersey-shore</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:43:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fbd1e940-7c1f-46a8-a2b9-a01bcb924405.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="306" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fbd1e940-7c1f-46a8-a2b9-a01bcb924405.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 24, 2012 photo shows &quot;Jersey Shore&quot; cast members, from left, Mike &quot;The Situation&quot; Sorrentino, Jenni &quot;JWoww&quot; Farley, Paul &quot;Pauly D&quot; Delvecchio,  Deena Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi &quot;Sweetheart&quot; Giancola and Nicole &quot;Snooki&quot; Polizzi at a panel entitled &quot;Love, Loss, (Gym, Tan) and Laundry: A Farewell to the Jersey Shore&quot; in New York. MTV, home of the &quot;Jersey Shore&quot; reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey's devastated shoreline. The one-hour program will air Nov. 15 from MTV's Times Square studio in New York City. It will feature the cast of &quot;Jersey Shore&quot; along with other guests. The network said Monday the program will solicit contributions for the rebuilding of Seaside Heights, the heart of the Jersey shore and the principal setting for the &quot;Jersey Shore&quot; series.  (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sandy benefit concert draws $23 million in pledges</title>
<description><![CDATA[NBC says its benefit concert for Superstorm Sandy victims drew nearly $23 million in donations to the American Red Cross.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14852865-sandy-benefit-concert-draws-23-million-in-pledges</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14852865-sandy-benefit-concert-draws-23-million-in-pledges</guid><category>us</category><category>concert</category><category>american-red-cross</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>christina-aguilera</category><category>sandy</category><category>benefit-concert</category><category>superstorm</category><category>hurricane-sandy</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><category>living-proof"</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2012 00:05:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d64292bf-b284-4337-b889-e485da11ee10.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d64292bf-b284-4337-b889-e485da11ee10.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Aug. 14, 2012 file photo shows Bruce Springsteen performing at Fenway Park in Boston. NBC is holding a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert Friday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93024f14-2fce-4c09-9b71-85f4e33e0829.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93024f14-2fce-4c09-9b71-85f4e33e0829.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Steven Tyler, left, Jimmy Fallon, center, and Bruce Springsteen, right, perform during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2cd2ce27-fcb0-4c32-abb4-73a8857a9649.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2cd2ce27-fcb0-4c32-abb4-73a8857a9649.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Jon Bon Jovi performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=37480dd2-d20d-45a2-bd12-408b5d5a6372.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=37480dd2-d20d-45a2-bd12-408b5d5a6372.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Matt Lauer hosts &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. The event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=55cdf6dc-8216-480c-9526-9fc8aca85e2d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=55cdf6dc-8216-480c-9526-9fc8aca85e2d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Jon Stewart performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25aa4577-eaa6-4094-9a27-f8df31f597ca.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25aa4577-eaa6-4094-9a27-f8df31f597ca.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Danny DeVito performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=666af4cb-395d-473f-9909-f889e896fc0f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=666af4cb-395d-473f-9909-f889e896fc0f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Kevin Bacon speaks during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the fundraising event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=098649d5-84e9-4bc8-8763-bc7f7a3827bc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=098649d5-84e9-4bc8-8763-bc7f7a3827bc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Mary J. Blige performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=839e91f9-3db6-4dfc-a082-39c430c5b833.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=839e91f9-3db6-4dfc-a082-39c430c5b833.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, from left, Steven Tyler, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Rivera, and Bruce Springsteen, perform during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0338f54f-0c46-43a0-bb13-aba3fa8465c2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="386" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0338f54f-0c46-43a0-bb13-aba3fa8465c2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="116" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Bruce Springsteen performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee1c3367-466e-4795-9a52-886372a999f7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="508" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee1c3367-466e-4795-9a52-886372a999f7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Christina Aguilera, a Staten Island native, performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dd8f8240-bdcd-438a-b7cf-641e47d65a71.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dd8f8240-bdcd-438a-b7cf-641e47d65a71.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Jon Bon Jovi performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a6784b4-c430-4a21-8a43-e862c36ba505.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="465" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a6784b4-c430-4a21-8a43-e862c36ba505.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Sting performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dddae7b9-0fe9-4c57-8f04-4e70a5cb5cb8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dddae7b9-0fe9-4c57-8f04-4e70a5cb5cb8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Mary J. Blige performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b6af7741-84c1-4f0f-bdd5-c77e49b11047.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b6af7741-84c1-4f0f-bdd5-c77e49b11047.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Mary J. Blige performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19e088da-d25e-438b-9f91-d0f91ed209eb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19e088da-d25e-438b-9f91-d0f91ed209eb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Mary J. Blige performs during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c526545-a90a-4edf-8abb-fc06ca49b1ca.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c526545-a90a-4edf-8abb-fc06ca49b1ca.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Brian Williams, left, and Jon Stewart perform during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2729b7e3-08cc-4cb0-bba1-588813c4c240.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2729b7e3-08cc-4cb0-bba1-588813c4c240.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Brian Williams, Jon Stewart, Al Roker and Matt Lauer applaud during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6acdc5f-419a-425d-8736-865efe34270e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6acdc5f-419a-425d-8736-865efe34270e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by NBC, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during &quot;Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together&quot; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. 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<description><![CDATA[Katy Perry, Quincy Jones, Alicia Keys and Vince Gill are on the same bill: The singers are performing at an event to benefit the late Paul Newman's The Painted Turtle Camp.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14721527-katy-perry-keys-to-perform-at-newman-benefit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14721527-katy-perry-keys-to-perform-at-newman-benefit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>alicia-keys</category><category>benefit</category><category>paul-newman</category><category>newman</category><category>vince-gill</category><category>painted-turtle-camp</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:31:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Stars offer hugs, kisses and vampire bite at gala</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stars promised hugs, kisses, a massage  &#8212; and a vampire bite &#8212; in a glamor-filled auction to raise money to fight AIDS.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hilary Fox]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hilary Fox]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/24/11868332-stars-offer-hugs-kisses-and-vampire-bite-at-gala</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/24/11868332-stars-offer-hugs-kisses-and-vampire-bite-at-gala</guid><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>aids</category><category>alec-baldwin</category><category>benefit</category><category>world-news</category><category>cannes</category><category>adrien-brody</category><category>cinema-against-aids</category><category>cap-d'antibes</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 02:10:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0ef59a9-1357-4687-be53-50d8cd5fa3a4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0ef59a9-1357-4687-be53-50d8cd5fa3a4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karl Lagerfeld and Diane Kruger during the auction for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fc54c79d-b9b9-469a-81d2-b6dab17946a4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fc54c79d-b9b9-469a-81d2-b6dab17946a4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karolina Kurkova models during the auction for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2269f1c-b4a3-4b8b-8492-3e8f2a5b3d52.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2269f1c-b4a3-4b8b-8492-3e8f2a5b3d52.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karolina Kurkova models during the auction for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. 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(AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1d6d9481-9c07-42c9-8710-1c3ca23198ac.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1d6d9481-9c07-42c9-8710-1c3ca23198ac.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jessier J performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c9365dd-6bff-4074-be44-d162a68223d6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c9365dd-6bff-4074-be44-d162a68223d6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=247f9a78-d4b1-454f-b31c-aee86ab080db.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=247f9a78-d4b1-454f-b31c-aee86ab080db.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jessier J performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0cb1d2f-7924-4f34-a93f-4e56c7d18213.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0cb1d2f-7924-4f34-a93f-4e56c7d18213.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jessier J performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d04a10fe-9e5d-412c-b092-54a80ac08846.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d04a10fe-9e5d-412c-b092-54a80ac08846.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karolina Kurkova and Antonio Banderas at the auction for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b7aff753-34f7-4c93-85f7-bdbe17d6ec98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b7aff753-34f7-4c93-85f7-bdbe17d6ec98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Janet Jackson at the auction for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. 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(AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d2146977-aa61-4cfc-abc6-365a4e18a7ff.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d2146977-aa61-4cfc-abc6-365a4e18a7ff.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jessier J performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df756e62-856d-4bd4-b9fc-15699cf298e7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df756e62-856d-4bd4-b9fc-15699cf298e7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jessier J performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ba539d6b-1015-4e69-99d0-b39a14bbf352.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ba539d6b-1015-4e69-99d0-b39a14bbf352.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kim Kardashian arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94b518eb-6c80-414f-8952-c5b36e36ce0e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94b518eb-6c80-414f-8952-c5b36e36ce0e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former tennis player Boris Becker, right, and his wife Lilly arrive for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5a4b1ca4-f4ac-4db6-a68f-7c755f45ea49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5a4b1ca4-f4ac-4db6-a68f-7c755f45ea49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michelle Rodriguez arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19156d03-633d-4ce8-9309-f7c0ba5251be.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19156d03-633d-4ce8-9309-f7c0ba5251be.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gerard Butler arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f1d5fb5a-0106-4afa-93f8-4ddacb8d801d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f1d5fb5a-0106-4afa-93f8-4ddacb8d801d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Aishwarya Rai arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=83d5942b-d02b-4269-bd4e-48378757ec4c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=83d5942b-d02b-4269-bd4e-48378757ec4c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Kylie Minogue arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a rehearsal room below Lincoln Center Theater, seven singers have gathered around a piano, trying to nail a mash-up of two songs from the musical "Pacific Overtures."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10602491-theater-artists-nationwide-unite-for-japan-benefit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10602491-theater-artists-nationwide-unite-for-japan-benefit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>earthquake</category><category>benefit</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:07:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b83629c6-94da-4bf0-8c81-28008aa5d281.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b83629c6-94da-4bf0-8c81-28008aa5d281.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 6, 2012 photo released by Lincoln Center, Paolo Montalban, standing second right, and Thom Sesma, standing right, rehearse for &quot;Shinsai: Theaters for Japan&quot; with pianist Mark Mitchell at Lincoln Center in New York. American and Japanese theater heavyweights will come together for a one-day fundraising effort by about 70 theaters to benefit Japanese artists on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (AP Photo/Lincoln Center, Erin Baiano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0aa447fe-8c27-4f98-b2ca-0d1e93ff3ffa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0aa447fe-8c27-4f98-b2ca-0d1e93ff3ffa.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 6, 2012 photo released by Lincoln Center, Paolo Montalban, standing left, and Thom Sesma, standing right, rehearse for &quot;Shinsai: Theaters for Japan&quot; with pianist Mark Mitchell at Lincoln Center in New York. American and Japanese theater heavyweights will come together for a one-day fundraising effort by about 70 theaters to benefit Japanese artists on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (AP Photo/Lincoln Center, Erin Baiano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New Nevada jobless claims down for 26th month</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nevada officials say that the number of new applications for unemployment benefits has dropped for the 26th straight month, but last month's figures showed the smallest decline over that entire period.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10529191-new-nevada-jobless-claims-down-for-26th-month</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10529191-new-nevada-jobless-claims-down-for-26th-month</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>claims</category><category>nevada</category><category>benefit</category><category>unemployment-benefit</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:14:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Playwrights and theaters join Japan benefit push</title>
<description><![CDATA[Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Kennedy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10302955-playwrights-and-theaters-join-japan-benefit-push</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10302955-playwrights-and-theaters-join-japan-benefit-push</guid><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>earthquake</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>edward-albee</category><category>tony-kushner</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:55:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9059c031-9fa1-429b-b560-7763c6f93077.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="343" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9059c031-9fa1-429b-b560-7763c6f93077.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, Tony Kushner arrives to the Museum of Modern Art's third annual Film Benefit in New York. A host of celebrated playwrights &amp;#8212; including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee &amp;#8212; have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake. All will be offering 10-minute plays and songs to be performed on March 11, an effort that also has united 35 arts organizations across 12 states. Funds will go to help the Japanese theater community. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Phish show raises more than $1.2M for Vt. recovery</title>
<description><![CDATA[Phish's benefit concert raised more than $1.2 million for the Vermont victims of flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7768372-phish-show-raises-more-than-12m-for-vt-recovery</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7768372-phish-show-raises-more-than-12m-for-vt-recovery</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>phish</category><category>tropical-storm-irene</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:21:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/499bcdf3-8f17-4cc1-8185-9e8275aec309.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/499bcdf3-8f17-4cc1-8185-9e8275aec309.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Phish front man Trey Anastasio performs during their benefit concert at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vt, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.  Proceeds will benefit the people of Vermont impacted by Hurricane Irene.    The band, which first began playing in Burlington in the early 1980s, hasn't held a concert in the state since 2004, when members put on a show to celebrate their break-up. AP Photo/Alison Redlich)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8643a4e7-c8f2-4aa4-9c42-357078a4846e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8643a4e7-c8f2-4aa4-9c42-357078a4846e.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Phish front man Trey Anastasio performs during their benefit concert at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vt, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. Proceeds will benefit the people of Vermont impacted by Hurricane Irene.    The band, which first began playing in Burlington in the early 1980s, hasn't held a concert in the state since 2004, when members put on a show to celebrate their break-up. AP Photo/Alison Redlich)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/042e49ee-35d1-4408-83c3-40e6ee43dd90.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/042e49ee-35d1-4408-83c3-40e6ee43dd90.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Hannah Beeching of Plattsburgh, NY, holds up her Phish concert tickets as she is one of the first cars admitted into the Champlain Valley Exposition, Vt.  on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. 12,000 tickets were sold and proceeds will benefit the people of Vermont impacted by Hurricane Irene.    The band, which first began playing in Burlington in the early 1980s, hasn't held a concert in the state since 2004, when members put on a show to celebrate their break-up.  (AP Photo/Alison Redlich) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Alabama tornado benefit concert raises $2 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[Organizers of the June 14 Bama Rising tornado relief benefit concert headlined by the country music group Alabama say the event raised more than $2 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/17/6883314-alabama-tornado-benefit-concert-raises-2-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/17/6883314-alabama-tornado-benefit-concert-raises-2-million</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>benefit</category><category>bama-rising</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:48:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Star-studded AIDS gala raises record 10M dollars</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vertiginous fuchsia heels bedazzled with 360 carats'-worth of precious stones, a tennis match with Monaco's Prince Albert and the rubberized second-skin dress right off Gwen Stefani's back were among the extravagant lots that helped a star-studded charity auction raise a record-breaking $10 million (euro7 million) for AIDS research.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny Barchfield]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jenny Barchfield]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/19/6676951-star-studded-aids-gala-raises-record-10m-dollars</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/19/6676951-star-studded-aids-gala-raises-record-10m-dollars</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>aids</category><category>elton-john</category><category>benefit</category><category>prince-albert</category><category>gwen-stefani</category><category>cannes</category><category>aids-benefit</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:15:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c867d439-bfaa-4197-a258-e10ce20a7f76.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c867d439-bfaa-4197-a258-e10ce20a7f76.jpg" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Model Karolina Kurkova arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b9c5e8c6-a5a4-4b0a-8f8c-3941946877b7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b9c5e8c6-a5a4-4b0a-8f8c-3941946877b7.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Uma Thurman arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7f21d709-5f0b-4961-8485-54bfd839a1e9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7f21d709-5f0b-4961-8485-54bfd839a1e9.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Prince Albert of Monaco, left, and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock arrive for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e47c51c5-3224-42d9-aae4-7d26cc1843d9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e47c51c5-3224-42d9-aae4-7d26cc1843d9.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Model Eva Herzigova arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1044e4a9-052e-4ec1-ac75-34b384e642fc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1044e4a9-052e-4ec1-ac75-34b384e642fc.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Bingbing Fan arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/77b11a41-200f-4ca0-8ca1-5c68aae4b87e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="328" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/77b11a41-200f-4ca0-8ca1-5c68aae4b87e.jpg" width="120" height="187" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Gwen Stefani arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/960bcb08-ab0a-45db-8542-a4398e78e849.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/960bcb08-ab0a-45db-8542-a4398e78e849.jpg" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Courtney Love arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d3e3acc1-bb37-46a8-b5b9-50c1f0621d38.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="373" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d3e3acc1-bb37-46a8-b5b9-50c1f0621d38.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Models Anja Rubik, left, and Eva Herzigova are seen on the stage during the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/adcf0205-7db5-4fe0-aa22-640238e682d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/adcf0205-7db5-4fe0-aa22-640238e682d0.jpg" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A portrait of Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol is presented for auction during the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/264078d9-6fe6-45a9-a229-0c24508f735a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/264078d9-6fe6-45a9-a229-0c24508f735a.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Janet Jackson speaks on stage during the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b5e03337-c853-4f72-84c9-38262042722d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b5e03337-c853-4f72-84c9-38262042722d.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Model Milla Jovovich performs on stage for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/13729ec4-82d5-4a8a-9123-266dcecb50fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/13729ec4-82d5-4a8a-9123-266dcecb50fe.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Prince Albert of Monaco, left, and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock are seen on stage during the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b8cee008-c977-4a3a-b94e-d5143b81a42b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b8cee008-c977-4a3a-b94e-d5143b81a42b.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Rosario Dawson for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/004d8da0-41fc-4447-a630-9b4c6a539477.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/004d8da0-41fc-4447-a630-9b4c6a539477.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Janet Jackson, left, and model Naomi Campbell laugh as they arrive for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/David Azia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Stars urge support in CMT disaster benefit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Help is on the way.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin R. King]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Caitlin R. King]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6634341-stars-urge-support-in-cmt-disaster-benefit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/12/6634341-stars-urge-support-in-cmt-disaster-benefit</guid><category>music</category><category>disaster</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>cmt</category><category>cmt-disaster</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/be3555ec-1b83-4d9a-a938-aed1c32e05ab.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/be3555ec-1b83-4d9a-a938-aed1c32e05ab.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Hank Williams Jr. performs during the CMT Disaster Relief Concert Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn.  Proceeds from the concert will help victims of recent tornadoes. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/be00969f-ee61-4da6-9180-32909ef3a9f8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/be00969f-ee61-4da6-9180-32909ef3a9f8.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Hank Williams Jr. performs with the Blind Boys of Alabama during the CMT Disaster Relief Concert Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn.  Proceeds from the concert will help victims of recent tornadoes. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Alan Jackson added to CMT tornado benefit lineup</title>
<description><![CDATA[The stars keep lining up for CMT's tornado relief benefit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/11/6625428-alan-jackson-added-to-cmt-tornado-benefit-lineup</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/11/6625428-alan-jackson-added-to-cmt-tornado-benefit-lineup</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>tornado</category><category>benefit</category><category>cmt</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:20:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hybrid guitar auction raises money for eye disease</title>
<description><![CDATA[When his young daughter developed Uveitis, an eye disease that's the leading cause of blindness among American girls, Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French decided he wasn't gonna take it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne Parry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Wayne Parry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/20/6501464-hybrid-guitar-auction-raises-money-for-eye-disease</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/20/6501464-hybrid-guitar-auction-raises-money-for-eye-disease</guid><category>us</category><category>custom</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>guitars</category><category>twisted-sister</category><category>jay-jay-french</category><category>custom-guitars</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:58:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Correction: Benefit Envy story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a March 8 story about government workers' benefits, The Associated Press incorrectly reported comments made by Abel Stewart, of Toledo, Ohio. He said, "Instead of fighting for the piece of the political pie, we'd be better off looking at how to live within our means," not "Instead of fighting for their piece of the political pie, they'd be better looking at how to live within their means." In addition, he was speaking of both government and private sector workers, not just government workers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/10/6237383-correction-benefit-envy-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/10/6237383-correction-benefit-envy-story</guid><category>us</category><category>associated-press</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>envy</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:42:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Anger brews over government workers' benefits</title>
<description><![CDATA[When Erin McFarlane looks at public workers, she sees lucrative pension benefits she doesn't ever expect to get. And it makes her mad.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Mulvihill]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Geoff Mulvihill]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/08/6216452-anger-brews-over-government-workers-benefits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/08/6216452-anger-brews-over-government-workers-benefits</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>benefit</category><category>us-news</category><category>envy</category><category>when-erin-mcfarlane</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:43:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1499b0d4-599c-4ca2-9039-4dd19402f21b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1499b0d4-599c-4ca2-9039-4dd19402f21b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb . 19, 2011 file photo, Neporsha Hamlin, center, of Madison, Wis, protests the governor's budget bill at the State Capitol in Madison. Polls show the majority of Americans are siding with state and local government employees in Wisconsin and elsewhere who are trying to maintain their collective bargaining rights and their pensions and benefits. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e5786112-9afd-40ed-9c20-0989873b53ee.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e5786112-9afd-40ed-9c20-0989873b53ee.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Feb. 25, 2011 photograph, people in a large crowd wave signs and shout as labor unions and supporters, turned out in the rain outside New Jersey's Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to rally in support of Wisconsin workers locked in a battle over collective bargaining rights. Many private-sector workers look at public workers and see lucrative pension benefits they don't ever expect to get. And it makes them mad. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/30974e94-5fa9-47ec-8d34-94885252b0d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/30974e94-5fa9-47ec-8d34-94885252b0d0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 photograph, people in a large crowd wave signs and shout as labor unions and supporters, turned out in the rain outside New Jersey's Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to rally in support of Wisconsin workers locked in a battle over collective bargaining rights. Many private-sector workers look at public workers and see lucrative pension benefits they don't ever expect to get. And it makes them mad. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2239a27c-13fe-4974-b4ab-ee881dee923f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2239a27c-13fe-4974-b4ab-ee881dee923f.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 3, 2011 photograph, off-duty and retired police officers and firefighters stand with other supporters in a large gathering outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., during a rally to protest cuts in public-sector jobs and benefits. Many private-sector workers look at public workers and see lucrative pension benefits they don't ever expect to get. And it makes them mad. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cffcdba3-bee4-42b1-82fa-5a92ed331e71.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cffcdba3-bee4-42b1-82fa-5a92ed331e71.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 3, 2011 photograph, off-duty and retired police officers and firefighters hold signs as they stand with other supporters in a large gathering outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., during a rally to protest cuts in public-sector jobs and benefits. Many private-sector workers look at public workers and see lucrative pension benefits they don't ever expect to get.  And it makes them mad. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ba0dd4c5-dc74-46f2-af64-b1c01b61808e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ba0dd4c5-dc74-46f2-af64-b1c01b61808e.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 3, 2011 photograph, off-duty and retired police officers and firefighters stand with other supporters in a large gathering outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., during a rally to protest cuts in public-sector jobs and benefits. Many private-sector workers look at public workers and see lucrative pension benefits they don't ever expect to get. And it makes them mad. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jay Leno raises $100,000 for Gulf Coast recovery</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jay Leno brought comedy and cash to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to help the area recover from the BP oil spill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/22/4949615-jay-leno-raises-100000-for-gulf-coast-recovery</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/22/4949615-jay-leno-raises-100000-for-gulf-coast-recovery</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>gulf</category><category>oil-spill</category><category>leno</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>benefit</category><category>mississippi-gulf-coast</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:39:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/233a619f-0ce7-499f-a352-808e624540b0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/233a619f-0ce7-499f-a352-808e624540b0.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Entertainer Jay Leno jokes with Rich Westfall, right, president of Gulf Coast Community Foundation about the money raised by Leno's one-night, one-show only benefit concert at the Beau Rivage Resort &amp; Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, for Mississippi oil spill victims. Leno said after looking at the over $90,000 collected in ticket sales, that he would contribute $10,000 to raise the amount to $100,000. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1a1169b5-584b-4156-979c-98099f7a6287.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1a1169b5-584b-4156-979c-98099f7a6287.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Entertainer Jay Leno jokes with Rich Westfall, right, president of Gulf Coast Community Foundation about the money raised by Leno's one-night, one-show only benefit concert at the Beau Rivage Resort &amp; Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, for Mississippi oil spill victims. Leno said after looking at the over $90,000 collected in ticket sales, that he would contribute $10,000 to raise the amount to $100,000. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8d0e1c06-6392-46e3-b1d9-96e7ab1a57f4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d0e1c06-6392-46e3-b1d9-96e7ab1a57f4.jpg" width="120" height="205" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Entertainer Jay Leno performs his standup comedy act using topical issues at the Beau Rivage Resort &amp; Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. The one-show only concert was a benefit for Mississippi oil spill victims. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a8231492-d88f-4a66-a078-ebcf74ca1092.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="218" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a8231492-d88f-4a66-a078-ebcf74ca1092.jpg" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Entertainer Jay Leno performs his standup comedy act using topical issues at the Beau Rivage Resort &amp; Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. The one-show only concert was a benefit for Mississippi oil spill victims. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/382fd000-0aca-44af-8dad-5048a4a84c67.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="337" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/382fd000-0aca-44af-8dad-5048a4a84c67.jpg" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Entertainer Jay Leno jokes with Rich Westfall, right and hidden by oversized check, president of Gulf Coast Community Foundation about the money raised by Leno's one-night, one-show only benefit concert at the Beau Rivage Resort &amp; Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, for Mississippi oil spill victims. Leno said after looking at the over $90,000 collected in ticket sales, that he would contribute $10,000 to raise the amount to $100,000. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Elton John to commemorate life of Ind. AIDS victim</title>
<description><![CDATA[Singer Elton John will headline a celebration of the life of Indiana AIDS victim Ryan White in an event benefiting the Indianapolis Children's Museum and the singer's AIDS foundation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/25/4068448-elton-john-to-commemorate-life-of-ind-aids-victim</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/25/4068448-elton-john-to-commemorate-life-of-ind-aids-victim</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>white</category><category>benefit</category><category>ryan-white</category><category>singer-elton-john</category><category>indiana-aids</category><category>indianapolis-children</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:38:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Canadian celebs participate in benefit for Haiti</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of Canada's biggest stars including Celine Dion, James Cameron and Michael J. Fox will take part in a televised benefit for Haiti.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/21/3789155-canadian-celebs-participate-in-benefit-for-haiti</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/21/3789155-canadian-celebs-participate-in-benefit-for-haiti</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>canada</category><category>haiti</category><category>earthquake</category><category>benefit</category><category>cn</category><category>james-cameron</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:20:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>