Stockings With Care Presents

New York, NY – New York’s television and theatrical celebrities will take their place behind the counter at the annual "Celebrity Bartending Night" in New York City November 11th, 2009 at Stitch (247 W 37th St.) from 7pm to 11pm to raise money for the not-for-profit organization Stockings With Care.

This year's attendees will include Malcolm Jamal Warner, Jesse Martin, Ugly Betty cast members Michael Urie, Daniel Eric Gold, Ralph Macchio, Grant Bowler, SVU's Stephanie March, Cash Cab's Ben Bailey, cast members of All My Children, One Life to Live, Guiding Light and As The World Turns as well as Broadway stars Kate Reinders, Christopher Seiber, Seth Stewart and more.

Past attendees include Val Emmich (Ugly Betty, 30 Rock), Connor Paolo (Gossip Girl), Harold Perrineau (Lost), Bree Williamson, BethAnn Bonner and Tika Sumpter (One Life To Live), Grant Bowler (Ugly Betty), Jesse Williams (Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2), Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde), Jason Butler Harner (Changeling), Kirk Acevedo (Fringe), Marcy Rylan (Guiding Light), Trevor St. John (One Life To Live), Danny Kennedy, Jeff Branson and Aiden Turner (All My Children), Jason Jones, Rob Riggle, Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi of The Daily Show, Chris Meloni (Law and Order SVU), the cast of OZ, Dana Fuchs ("Across The Universe," Love, Janis), Richard Belzer (Law and Order SVU), Michael Gladis (Mad Men), Ernest Waddell (The Wire), Matt Servito ("The Sopranos") and Broadway stars Matt Morrison, Cheyenne Jackson and John Lloyd Young, just to name a few.

A twenty dollar cover will be charged at the door and all tips raised by the celebrity bartenders from the benefit will be donations. Stockings With Care is an organization that buys holiday gifts for children whose families either live in homeless shelters or are in jeopardy of becoming homeless and cannot afford to celebrate their holiday.