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Laverne Cox is guest at Equality Va. dinner

Event to be held in Richmond Saturday night

Published

12 years ago

April 3, 2014

Staff reports

Laverne Cox (Washington Blade photo by Tyler Grigsby)

Equality Virginia hosts its annual “Commonwealth Dinner” at the Greater Richmond Convention Center (403 N. Third St., Richmond, Va.) Saturday evening at 5 p.m.

This year’s special guest is Laverne Cox, star of “Orange is the New Black.” The dinner is the state’s largest gala gathering for the Virginia LGBT community and supporters. There will be live entertainment and a silent auction. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart will emcee the evening.

General admission tickets are sold out but VIP tickets are still available for $275. For more information, visit equalityvirginia.org/dinner.

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