Art for AIDS IV, the fourth annual event benefiting AIDS Services Foundation Orange County (ASF) and Laguna Art Museum, will take place on Saturday, February 5, 2005 in the Pacific Ballroom of The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, CA. The elegant event will spotlight stage and screen star, Cybill Shepherd, as she takes center stage in the role of the evening’s celebrity guest and performer. Cybill will perform and sing selections from her recent album At Home With Cybill.

The night’s festivities, set to begin at 5:30 p.m., will include cocktails and a buffet dinner prepared by some of the finest restaurants in Orange County, and a silent and live auction of artwork and donated celebrity items including: A Fender Stratocaster autographed by Tom Petty, a Paul Reed Smith guitar autographed by both Tom Petty and Jackson Brown, shoes signed by Serena Williams, Gary Sinise signed items, a signed photo of Johnny Depp, a signed photo of the cast of E.R., shoes signed by Jane Fonda. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the celebrity guest performers of last year's "Art for AIDS III" event.

Following cocktails and dinner, guests will remain in the Pacific Ballroom for the live auction then will be entertained by the sophisticated style of Cybill Shepherd in an intimate, lounge-style atmosphere. The event will conclude with a live band and the invitation for guests to dance the night away! Some of Cybill's friends are expected to attend including Carrie Fisher and Beverly D'Angelo.

Guests will have the opportunity to choose from several ticket options and two sponsorship levels. $285 Tickets offer general seating, complimentary wine, buffet dinner, and complimentary valet parking. $500 Tickets provide premium seating, premium wine, buffet dinner, complimentary valet parking. $1,000 Tickets provide front row seating, premium wine, buffet dinner, complimentary valet parking, VIP gratuity bag, and name recognition in the Art for AIDS IV event program.

Since 2002, Art for AIDS has raised nearly a million dollars to sustain the important work performed by co-organizers AIDS Service Foundation Orange County and Laguna Art Museum. For more information about Art for AIDS IV or to secure a reservation, please call: Mary Landon at AIDS Services Foundation Orange County: (949) 809.8760 or Laguna Art Museum (949) 494-8971 ext. 200. Reservations may also be purchased online at www.lagunaartmuseum.org

For more information on Laguna Art Museum, please visit www.lagunaartmuseum.org

For more information on AIDS Services Foundation Orange County, please visit www.ocasf.org