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Elton John, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder to Perform at February 9 amFar New York Gala

Elton John
(© Tristan Fuge)
Elton John
(© Tristan Fuge)

Tony Award winner Elton John will perform alongside Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick at amFar’s annual New York Gala to be held at 6:30pm on Wednesday, February 9 at Cipriani Wall Street, according to The New York Times.

The event will honor former President Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; and two of the foundation’s co-founders, Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.

The event will feature the four entertainers in a special performance of the song, “That’s What Friends Are For,” which was originally written by Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach and was released by Arista in 1986 as a benefit single for amfAR.

For tickets, contact Cassandra Dawes at 212-806-1753 or emall cassandra.dawes@amfar.org. For additional information, visit www.amfar.org.