ESQUIRE HOUSE HOLLYWOOD HILLS
Saturday, October 25, 2008
7:00PM - 10:00PM

Host Committee (List In Formation): Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi, James Denton, Ryan Eggold, Matt Grant, Greg Grunberg, Juliette Lewis, Taryn Manning, Niecy Nash, Chris Webber

Special Performance by Gavin Rossdale

In 2006 VH1 Save The Music partnered with Esquire Magazine to host a cocktail party fundraiser at Esquire House 360°. The event was attended by Gary Dourdan, Tyrese Gibson, Keifer Sutherland, John Mayer, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Paul Abdul, Eric Balfour, Angie Stone, Billy Morrison of Camp Freddy, Art Alexakis of Everclear, Joe Hahn of Lincoln Park, Kat Dennings, Ethan Embry and Michael Vartan and featured magnificent performances overlooking the Coldwater Canyon by VH1 You Ought Know Artists Mat Kearney and Rocco DeLuca and the Burden. To view highlights from the event, visit: www.esquirehouse360.com.

This fall Esquire will unveil its sixth annual Signature Space, transforming a stunning, contemporary home into a true personification of the modern man’s lifestyle. Charity events held at the Esquire Signature Spaces have raised more than $7 million to date, and on Saturday, October 25th at 7PM the VH1 Save The Music Foundation will once again partner with the Magazine for a spectacular bash to benefit the Foundation’s work to restore instrumental music education programs.

This year’s "Signature Space" features every imaginable amenity as well as breathtaking views of Los Angeles, the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island and will serve as the perfect backdrop to what is sure to be one of the most talked about parties of the year. A limited number of tickets are available for $300. To purchase, call 212.654.5956 or email RSVP@vh1.com with Esquire House in subject line.

To purchase tickets online, click here.

BATTLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS
Saturday, December 6, 2008

On Saturday, December 6, the seven finalists will battle it out “Southern Show Style” in the 27,000-seat soccer stadium at The Home Depot Center in front of thousands of fans, and a panel of HBCU (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) band directors and drill/dance team alumni from Norfolk State University Marching Band, Central State University Marching Band, Texas Southern University, Morehouse College, Lincoln University, Grambling University Marching Band, as well as VIP celebrity guests for the grand prize of $10,000 to purchase new instruments or uniforms. A special 5th Anniversary first place trophy will be specially designed by renowned artist Ernie Barnes.

2008 High School Finalists include:

Inglewood High School Marching Band (Inglewood, Calif./2006 winner/2007 competitor)

Dominguez High Marching Band (Compton, Calif.)

Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Percy L. Julian High School (Chicago, Ill./2007 & 2006 competitor)

Henrico High School (Richmond, Va.)

Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School (Beaumont, Tx.)

Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (Detroit, Mich.)

Tickets for the $10 general admission event are on sale now at The Home Depot Center Box Office (open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and online at www.ticketmaster.com, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Group tickets are available for $8 (for groups of 15 or more), and are available by calling 1-866-LAGROUP (1-866-4524-7687). The fifth annual event, featuring seven high school marching bands competing “Southern Show Style” for the grand prize of $10,000 and prizes, raised more than $100,000 for The Home Depot Center Charitable Foundation and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation in years' past.