Nov 16, 2007 | Pink Elephant, NYC

The Plus421 Foundation together with the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York, the Czech Consulate General in New York, and the CzechCenterNew York (www.czechcenter.com) organized The Velvet Revolution Party to commemorate the anniversary of the fall of communism and the triumph of democracy in former Czechoslovakia. The cultural program introduced the Slovak singer Brigita Tarinova, the Czech singer Marta Topferova, the Czech dancer Dusan Tynek, and a silent auction featuring theworks of Czech and Slovak visual artists, followed by a dance party. The Velvet Revolution Party 2007 was to benefit the Zlin Orphanage in Lazy, Czech Republic and the Reocentrum, the clinic for children with cerebral palsy in Bratislava, Slovakia.