Reeve Foundation and Manhattan Magazine Co-Host Reeve Rocks Featuring Performances By Parachute and Jesse Ruben

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Jul 06, 2011, 10:27 ET

July 21st Champions Committee event to take place at Tenjune

SHORT HILLS, N.J., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tickets are now on sale for Reeve Rocks, co-hosted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Champions Committee and Manhattan Magazine. The event will take place on Thursday, July 21, from 8-11 p.m. at Tenjune, 26 Little West 12th Street, New York.

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The evening will feature performances by Mercury Records recording artist Parachute, and Jesse Ruben. Ruben, an ambassador for the Reeve Foundation and avid supporter of its work, will run the New York City Marathon for the second time this November in honor of his best friend Zack Weinstein who sustained a spinal cord injury in 2005.

Champions Committee Co-Chairs include Matthew Reeve, Francesco Clark, Casandra Liggin, and Elisa Lipsky-Karasz.

Tickets are $75 and include hors d'oeuvres and beverages provided by sponsors Tequila Avion and Heineken. Tables and sponsorships start at $1,000. For more information and to purchase tickets or tables, please visit ChristopherReeve.org/Rocks or call 800-225-0292 ext. 7207. All proceeds will benefit the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's mission of curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.

ABOUT MANHATTAN:
Manhattan magazine is high-end luxury lifestyle publication that champions the vibrant style and sophistication of New York City. Whether it's a revealing celebrity profile, a special feature on the chicest trends in design, cutting-edge fashion spreads or an in-depth review of city hot spots, Manhattan excels at capturing the urbane metropolitan lifestyle. Manhattan magazine is a publication of MODERN LUXURY MEDIA, the preeminent luxury lifestyle publisher in the United States, with 30 titles across 12 major cities — reaching more than 2.5 million affluent readers.

SOURCE Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation