Amigos y Amantes, Valentine's Day-Themed Art Auction to Benefit AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Mexi...( LOS ANGELES Feb. 7 -- AIDS Healt...),Health

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is proud to present the 2nd annual Amigos y Amantes (Friends and Lovers), an art exhibition and auction to benefit its free HIV/AIDS treatment, care and prevention services in Mexico -- in Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Chiapas. Showcasing the work of notable and emerging artists--mostly Los Angeles-based Latino artists -- this lively celebration of Latino art and culture will take place on Saturday, February 9th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the popular Metro Gallery in Silverlake. The entrance fee is $25.00 and is applied to first bid. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at http://www.amigosyamantes.org.

What: Amigos y Amantes (Friends and Lovers) -- Art Exhibit and Auction

Benefiting AIDS Healthcare Foundation clinics in Mexico

When: Saturday, February 9, 2008*

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Where: Metro Gallery

1835 Hyperion Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90027

Who: Dr. Jorge A. Saavedra Lopez, General Director, National

Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS (CENSIDA),

Mexico.

Michael Weinstein, President, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Jessie Gruttadauria, Director of U.S. and Latin American

Public Affairs, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Contacts: Lori Yeghiayan, AHF Associate Director of Communications

(323) 377-4312 mobile, (323) 860-5227 work

*Media Note: Preview of artwork available upon request

Among the over forty artists who have donated work to be auctioned at this Valentine's Day-themed event are well-known Mexican artist Pedro Diego Alvarado Rivera (grandson of Diego Rivera), portrait painter, muralist and illustrator, Miguel Angel Reyes, multi-media artist Diane Gamboa and painters Linda Vallejo, Yolanda Gonzalez, Alex
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