More than 1,200 transvestites will gather in Times Square this weekend for the "Night of 1,000 Gowns." Held at the Marriott Marquis, the 22nd-annual event includes a Charity Coronation Ball and Silent Auction to benefit ACRIA (AIDS Community Research Initiative of America) and Bailey House. Honorary chairs include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, Bob Mackie and Cynthia Nixon. Attendees are slated to include Michael Salem and Veronica Vera, owner of Mistress Vera's School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls. [via]
