January 15, 2012

[CSCfan]

Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment and AEG Live Team Up With Children's Hospital Boston to Support "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit"

 

Tickets On-Sale Now for January 15 Benefit at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

 

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing a long-standing tradition of partnership in giving, Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment and AEG Live will team up with Children's Hospital Boston to support "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" on Jan. 15, 2012.

 

Doctors affiliated with Children's Hospital Boston are close to discovering life-enhancing therapies to treat sickle cell anemia and are on the cusp of a cure; the aim of the "Play Without Pain" benefit is to raise much needed funds to complete this research as well as increase awareness about the far-reaching impact of sickle cell anemia. The benefit program will include a special presentation of Celine's record-setting show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace as well as an exclusive reception at PURE Nightclub sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits following the performance.

 

"As a mother, I was incredibly moved by the stories that were shared with me regarding the impact this disease has on children," said Dion. "Participating in this benefit is a way in which I can get involved to positively touch these children's lives. The funds we raise will enable doctors to complete their important research that will allow these children to grow up pain-free and lead longer, more productive lives."

 

Sickle cell disease is a debilitating condition that causes excruciating pain, organ failure, stroke and early death. It is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting 100,000 Americans and the number of sufferers is in the millions worldwide. Affected populations are mainly of African descent, but the disease also strikes individuals of Hispanic, Mediterranean and Caribbean heritage. And its treatment is costly: an estimated $1.1 billion a year in the U.S. alone.

 

"Even though sickle cell is one of the most common inherited disorders, research on the disease is historically under-funded," said David A. Williams, M.D., Children's Hospital Boston. "This situation is only getting worse as National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding declines – it has been dropping for most categories but particularly for research in childhood diseases since 2003 and the NIH budget now faces substantial legislative cuts. Without the aid of philanthropy, we will be unable to secure the necessary funding that will lead to breakthroughs in treating the disease."

 

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a genetic switch that overrides the sickle cell defect and have identified the gene that controls the unhealthy form of hemoglobin, the protein responsible for sickle cell disease. Treatments to flip the switch promise to deliver lifelong relief. The new therapies would turn off the unhealthy form of hemoglobin and turn a healthy form back on. These therapies promise to reverse disease rather than simply treat symptoms.

 

A study led by Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., published in the Oct. 13, 2011 issue of the world's premier research journal, Science, conclusively demonstrated that flipping this switch can correct the disease in mice that have been engineered to carry human forms of sickle cell. The study also illustrates that this approach carries virtually no adverse health effects in an animal model of the disease.

 

Collaborating with David A. Williams, M.D., Orkin and team have embarked upon a two-pronged strategy to turn this groundbreaking research into a cure. The first strategy is to develop gene therapy to permanently flip the hemoglobin switch and cure sickle cell disease. The second strategy is to find a chemical that can be made into a drug that will boost good hemoglobin levels sufficiently to suppress sickle cell symptoms. The approaches are complementary and, since gene therapy technologies are now established, could lead to clinical trials in the next three years.

 

"With breakthrough research so close to leading to treatments that will provide relief to millions of people around the globe, there was never a question whether Caesars would join the fight against sickle cell disease," said Gary Loveman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment and a member of Children's Hospital Boston Board of Trustees. "We have a rare opportunity to make a great impact toward funding meaningful and promising research. Our company has a long tradition of giving and we're proud to present the 'Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit.'"

 

"Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" will be held Sunday, Jan. 15 at Caesars Palace. The evening will include a special 8:30 p.m. performance of Celine Dion's glamorous show directed by Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich. Featuring a 31-piece orchestra and band, the show includes Celine's biggest hits mixed with timeless classics that pay tribute to some of the most celebrated songs and artists of all time. Following the performance, guests are invited to attend an exclusive reception at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits and Angel Management Group. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend the reception.

Tickets for the "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" range from $155 to $350 and are now on-sale at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. or may call 877-4-CELINE (423-5463).

 

Limited space is also available for the "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" VIP dinner event at Restaurant Guy Savoy prior to the show. Beginning with a 5 p.m. cocktail reception, guests will be treated to a delightful dinner prepared by the acclaimed French chef as well as the opportunity to meet Celine Dion. For more information on reserving individual seats at this event or for corporate table inquiries, please call 702-731-PLAY or send a message to playwithoutpain@caesars.com.

 

For additional show and ticket information, visit www.playwithoutpain.org or www.celineinvegas.com, become a fan of The Colosseum on Facebook or follow updates from The Colosseum on Twitter.

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[sfbaysinger]

I am not surprised. This is so like her to be doing something amazing for children which we know are near and dear to her. You go, Celine!

[davidjag79]

I want to go so bad! Looking into getting tickets to the reception to meet Celine! faints

[duri]

Always nice to hear Céline is doing some charity, she is doing so much for it, great.

[ferjaacu]

THanks for the info !!! It's great from her and the people of Ceaser Palace too

[Chin]

Good job, Celine

[I Love You]

Fantastic news Celine does so much for Charity especially if Children are involved. Good job Celine, and Ceasers Palace.

[ioanna]

Thankyou for sharing the info!

[celinedionfan1]

Damn, I leave on jan 6th... Really wish I could go

[PatrickDion22]

I was born in Children's Hospital Boston! It's a shame she wasn't doing the performance, there...grrr.

[binsk]

so this show was not planned before but then they added it and made it a benefit show or was this always planned and are now renaming it as part of a benefit?

[Celinefanatic07]

always always finding more ways to make this world a better place. YOU ROCK CELINE DION!

[kerche]

Since the show tickets are wayyyy more expensive than usual, with a starting price of $155... does that guarantee entrance to the exclusive party at PURE nightclub??!? OMGGGGG

 

Why do I have to leave 10 days earlier?!? DOH

[Matej]

Great news, thanks for sharing!

[frana]

Celine is very great in what she does for children

who need help .

[celinebestlover]

great news! I love Celine for being a great person..she is an inspiration! Wish I could meet her one day

[jhornjr]

They have VIP tickets available for this event. The vip ticket includes a dinner and a meet and greet with CELINE!!! The VIP tickets are 2500 dollars per person, which is way out of budget. Here's the email response I got from the company planning the event.

 

 

Thank you for your interest in the Play Without Pain Benefit! The

dinner and meet/greet are part of a larger VIP package, schedule below.

The price per VIP package ticket is $2500.

 

January 15th

5:00pm- Cocktails at Guy Savoy

5:30pm- Dinner at Guy Savoy- Hosted by Guy Savoy himself

from Paris

After Dinner- Meet and Greet/Photo with Celine Dion

8:30pm- Single Ticket to the Celine Dion show- Premium

Seating

After Show- Entry to VIP After Party at PURE hosted by Southern

Wine and Spirits an PURE Night Club.

 

I wish i could go.

[tristan.josef]

hey all!

 

its official i worked it out and got tix for the jan 15th show, which come to find out is also a benefit for the organization Kids without pain. apparently it is an organization for children with sickle cell anemia and the show will be a benefit for it.

 

not sure if there's anything special planned or any special guests, but the showtime has been moved back an hour later now to 830 for that night.

 

anyone else going or know any other details about this?

[Thomas]

Here is the press release:

 

Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment and AEG Live Team Up With Children's Hospital Boston to Support "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit"

 

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5, 2011

 

-- Continuing a long-standing tradition of partnership in giving, Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment and AEG Live will team up with Children's Hospital Boston to support "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" on Jan. 15, 2012.

 

Doctors affiliated with Children's Hospital Boston are close to discovering life-enhancing therapies to treat sickle cell anemia and are on the cusp of a cure; the aim of the "Play Without Pain" benefit is to raise much needed funds to complete this research as well as increase awareness about the far-reaching impact of sickle cell anemia. The benefit program will include a special presentation of Celine's record-setting show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace as well as an exclusive reception at PURE Nightclub sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits following the performance.

 

"As a mother, I was incredibly moved by the stories that were shared with me regarding the impact this disease has on children," said Dion. "Participating in this benefit is a way in which I can get involved to positively touch these children's lives. The funds we raise will enable doctors to complete their important research that will allow these children to grow up pain-free and lead longer, more productive lives."

 

Sickle cell disease is a debilitating condition that causes excruciating pain, organ failure, stroke and early death. It is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting 100,000 Americans and the number of sufferers is in the millions worldwide. Affected populations are mainly of African descent, but the disease also strikes individuals of Hispanic, Mediterranean and Caribbean heritage. And its treatment is costly: an estimated $1.1 billion a year in the U.S. alone.

 

"Even though sickle cell is one of the most common inherited disorders, research on the disease is historically under-funded," said David A. Williams, M.D., Children's Hospital Boston. "This situation is only getting worse as National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding declines – it has been dropping for most categories but particularly for research in childhood diseases since 2003 and the NIH budget now faces substantial legislative cuts. Without the aid of philanthropy, we will be unable to secure the necessary funding that will lead to breakthroughs in treating the disease."

 

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a genetic switch that overrides the sickle cell defect and have identified the gene that controls the unhealthy form of hemoglobin, the protein responsible for sickle cell disease. Treatments to flip the switch promise to deliver lifelong relief. The new therapies would turn off the unhealthy form of hemoglobin and turn a healthy form back on. These therapies promise to reverse disease rather than simply treat symptoms.

 

A study led by Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., published in the Oct. 13, 2011 issue of the world's premier research journal, Science, conclusively demonstrated that flipping this switch can correct the disease in mice that have been engineered to carry human forms of sickle cell. The study also illustrates that this approach carries virtually no adverse health effects in an animal model of the disease.

 

Collaborating with David A. Williams, M.D., Orkin and team have embarked upon a two-pronged strategy to turn this groundbreaking research into a cure. The first strategy is to develop gene therapy to permanently flip the hemoglobin switch and cure sickle cell disease. The second strategy is to find a chemical that can be made into a drug that will boost good hemoglobin levels sufficiently to suppress sickle cell symptoms. The approaches are complementary and, since gene therapy technologies are now established, could lead to clinical trials in the next three years.

 

"With breakthrough research so close to leading to treatments that will provide relief to millions of people around the globe, there was never a question whether Caesars would join the fight against sickle cell disease," said Gary Loveman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment and a member of Children's Hospital Boston Board of Trustees. "We have a rare opportunity to make a great impact toward funding meaningful and promising research. Our company has a long tradition of giving and we're proud to present the 'Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit.'"

 

"Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" will be held Sunday, Jan. 15 at Caesars Palace. The evening will include a special 8:30 p.m. performance of Celine Dion's glamorous show directed by Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich. Featuring a 31-piece orchestra and band, the show includes Celine's biggest hits mixed with timeless classics that pay tribute to some of the most celebrated songs and artists of all time. Following the performance, guests are invited to attend an exclusive reception at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits and Angel Management Group. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend the reception.

 

Tickets for the "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" range from $155 to $350 and are now on-sale at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. or may call 877-4-CELINE (423-5463).

 

Limited space is also available for the "Play Without Pain: Children's Sickle Cell Benefit" VIP dinner event at Restaurant Guy Savoy prior to the show. Beginning with a 5 p.m. cocktail reception, guests will be treated to a delightful dinner prepared by the acclaimed French chef as well as the opportunity to meet Celine Dion. For more information on reserving individual seats at this event or for corporate table inquiries, please call 702-731-PLAY or send a message to playwithoutpain@caesars.com.

[tristan.josef]

thanks, thomas!

 

neat about the reception after. and i emailed caesars to find out further info regarding the preshow dinner at guy savoy's restaurant. thanks a ton! happy new year!

 

UPDATE: they responded back to me....how cool would it be to attend the VIP dinner...it includes a meet n greet with celine and a vip ticket to the show!! all for the low price of $2500 haha. maybe next time. in case anyone else was curious, heres the info caesars sent me:

 

PLAY WITHOUT PAIN: Children’s Sickle Cell Benefit

CAESARS PALACE, LAS VEGAS

Sunday, January 15, 2012

    5:00 – 7:30pm     VIP Reception and Dinner at Restaurant Guy Savoy

Enjoy an extraordinary dinner prepared by one of France’s most acclaimed

chefs…followed by a special meet‐and‐greet with Celine herself.

    8:30 – 10:00pm      Celine Dion show at The Colosseum  

Directed by Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich, the glamorous and record‐

breaking show features a 31‐piece orchestra and band and includes Celine’s biggest

hits and timeless classics that pay tribute to some of the most celebrated songs and

artists of all time.

    10:00pm – 12:00am   Private Reception at PURE Nightclub

This dazzling, exclusive reception is sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits and  

Angel Management Group, and features hosted bar with featured drinks.  

(Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.)

 

Participation Levels

$155‐$350 INDIVIDUAL TICKET (includes show and reception at PURE Nightclub)  

   

$2,500    VIP DINNER PACKAGE: INDIVIDUAL  

 Dinner at Restaurant Guy Savoy with wine pairings by Southern Wine & Spirits  

 Private meet‐and‐greet with Celine Dion

 VIP show tickets

 Admission to PURE after‐party and designated VIP area

 

VIP DINNER PACKAGE: CORPORATE TABLES

$25,000    TABLE OF 10

$50,000 CHEF’S TABLE OF 6  

$100,000   KRUG TABLE OF 32

 Dinner at Restaurant Guy Savoy with wine pairings by Southern Wine & Spirits  

 Private meet‐and‐greet with Celine Dion

 VIP show tickets

 Admission to PURE after‐party and designated VIP area

 Recognition in the event program

 Logo recognition on the event website and the event’s pre‐show video loop

Edited December 31, 2011 at 11:20 PM by tristan.josef

[Thomas]

So it's $2500 minimum to meet Celine? I suppose if I had the money it's for a good cause! Shame I have none. lol

[tristan.josef]

my thought exactly

[Trami0501]

Listen, do you know many tickets at all?

[clbmed02]

2 front row seats available for the benefit show.

Click here to send me a PM for details.

[clbmed02]

2 front row seats available for the benefit show.

Click here to send me a PM for details.

Tickets not available anymore.

[CelineIsNumber1]

ticket master is saying i need a team celine code to view any remaining tickets so i sign on to my team celine acct but the only code available is for feb 22nd onward ,ut oh i need a tix baddddddd

[remykyes]

Tonight's the night! Can't wait to see pics of the new pink MHWGO dress! Have fun everyone! Edited January 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM by remykyes

[Celine Fan 77]

Wait a second, who said she will premiere a new dress for the final number of the show??

[remykyes]

I know i saw something about a pink dress tonight for the benefit on one of the other topics. just can't remember which one.

[Celine Fan 77]

Actually, she did wear a pink dress to sing MHWGO at the private show in Miami on December 13, maybe that's what you where talking about.