Friday, September 25, 2009
Divas Ball 2009 features special guest Guia Rivera
Glamour lightens up recession in Chicago
Front page of Philippine Weekly
By CYNTHIA VELEZ
Special to Philippine Weekly
Chicagoans turn to entertainment to chase away the Windy City blues as unemployment peaked at 9.6% in the United States this year, as bared by a recent study of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today event organizers in Chicago are working hard to keep up the spirits of Chicago's citizens.
Chris Devins, Executive Producer of Hot Wax Chicago TV, who has been involved in the entertainment business for twenty years says "It's only typical that when the economy is down, entertainment always tends to increase in demand and value." So, while the stock market looks to China for hope, event promoters in Chicago call upon a particular Filipina entertainer to dazzle the evening.
Many of you know the secret weapon as Guia Rivera.
Rivera will walk the red carpet at Divas Ball 2009 on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 7 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to dine with the chanteuse at Regency Banquet Hall on 5319 W. Diversey Ave in Chicago. Rivera and house music artist Liz Torres will be highlighted as special guests for the evening gala. The real focus of the night, however, is making
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sure all the ladies in attendance feel like the divas they are.
Rivera's rise to popularity comes simply from sharing with fans and friends what really goes on inside the music business.
Exactly two weeks ago, record producer Vince Lawrence invited Guia Rivera to visit R & B legend R. Kelly's mansion. She decided to ring her girlfriends Vanessa Hill and Darleen Deocariza to accompany her to R. Kelly's party. The Japanese lantern fixtures lining R. Kelly's driveway subtly reveal the King of R & B's affinity for culture. Upon Rivera's arrival to the Tiki-lit barbecue a la R. Kelly, Vince Lawrence greeted her and im-mediately introduced Guia Rivera to R. Kelly himself.
"It's simply a dream," Rivera remarks. "I kept asking myself, am I really here with my girls in R. Kelly's living room? Then I got more comfortable at the R. Kelly party. Mister Kelly was a gracious host to all his guests."
