Star Searcher's  Express
Brought to you by Be the Star You Are!™
P. O. Box 376, Moraga, CA 94556, 877-944-STAR, www.bethestaryouare.org 

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September 2009

MIRACLE MOMENT®:
"It's Party Time!"
Cynthia Brian

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LAST CALL!  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!  DON'T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!
THE PARTY: THE BOOKS AND BANDS BASH BENEFIT

Have you bought your tickets for the mega party happening on September 13, 2009 from 4-9pm yet?  If not, this is your last chance to party with the stars from 4-9pm for only $13 per person.

It’s the Books and Bands Bash Benefit happening at 1700 School Street in Moraga in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Be the Star You Are!® charity and the launch of the new book, Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS! 

You’ll enjoy the music of FOUR bands, dancing under the stars, autographs with celebrities, shopping at wholesale prices from fantastic vendors, martial arts demonstrations, hula hoop contests, and great food and specialty drinks. There will be raffles, silent auctions, book sales, and did we mention, DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC? 

Get your tickets NOW by going to http://www.bethestaryouare.org/donate.htm. Type in the dollar amount for the number of tickets you want.  Buy a book with a ticket and get a $5.00 discount. A book and a ticket is only $27 in advance. 

Call us with a credit card at 925-377-7827. Or send a check to PO Box 376, Moraga, Ca. 94556. 

At the door, all tickets are $20 and books are $20! 

Be generous and make a bigger donation. All tickets and contributions are tax deductible.

http://www.bethestaryouare.org/donate.htm 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WELCOME to the BOOKS AND BANDS BASH BENEFIT!
Please enjoy all the festivities while mingling with new friends.

Dancing from 4-9pm to the live music of:

• 4-5pm The Not So Radicals

• 5-6pm IceBox Business

• 6-7pm Uncalled Four

• 7-9pm Old Hyde Farm (headliner) www.oldhydefarm.com

Book Sales and Signings from 4-5:30pm and between each band set

Celebrity Writers:

Meet Cynthia Brian, Heather Brittany, Kim Carlson, Aryln Van Dyke, Rachel Glass, James Christopher Gill, Katie Kale, Elyse Kolnowski, Sarah Marleau, Steve Mitchell, Erica Miner, Dani Wong 

Be the Star You Are! for Teens–$20; Be the Star You Are!–$18

Buy the set and save $3.00. Only $35.00

Raffles between band sets

Silent Auctions:

 We have tons of fabulous items you’ll want to buy as a donation in our silent auction.

• Auction 1 from 4-6:15pm

• Auction 2 from 6:45-9:00pm

• Martial Arts Demonstrations with 2nd degree black belts, Dana Allen and Sarah Marleau.

• Hula Hoop Competition- Join in the fun for great prizes. One ticket gets you entered ($2).

Vendors:  Great gifts and plenty of information

•             Highway 13 ArT–www.myspace.com/470506161

•             Karmony Kollection™ Klutches–www.karmonykollection.com

•             Be the Match–www.bethematch.org

•             Mary Kay Cosmetics–www.marykay.com

•             Planned Parenthood–www.ppshastadiablo.org

• Rouge Kiss and Make-up–www.therougecosmetics.com

• Pete Collection Clothing–www.therougecosmetics.com 

• Nu Skin Enterprises–www.ns-spa.com

• Stella Dot-www.stelladot.com/wendy

• Super Stars Literacy-www.superstarsliteracy.org

 T-shirt Sales–White shirts $13, Black tanks $15

Mocktails, lemonade, mango tea ($4) and soft drinks ($2) from the bar

Snacks ,Munchies, Starcakes, Truffles.

Please buy tickets from the cashier for all food and beverage purchases.

All food items are $4.00.

 Tables are reserved for our VIP Partners and STAR Families only.

Chair seating is available for general admission.

Be the Star You Are!® saves trees through its book recycling programs by rescuing and redistributing many of the millions of unsold or damaged books that are shredded and burned each year. Being a conscientious steward of the earth is important to the organization.  

For more detailed information on the party agenda, visit http://www.starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Events/Entries/2009/9/13
_BOOKS_AND_BANDS_BASHDancing_Under_the_Stars.html

Let’s party!

 Thanks to our media partners:

Diablo Magazine, Lamorinda Weekly, KPFA, Garden Prod Radio, KCBS, Voice America, World Talk Radio, Starstyle-Be the Star You Are! Radio Program. 

Thanks to our charity committee

BOOKS AND BANDS BASH BENEFIT STAR COMMITTEE

• Cynthia Brian–Founder/Executive Director

• Emily Weber–Event Director

• Hilary Glass–Fundraising and Graphics

• Vanessa Weber–Food and Beverage

• Steve Mitchell­–Fundraising

• Kim Carlson–Web site and Newsletter

• Stephanie Collins-Publicity

 Teen Chairpersons:

• Rachel Glass–Fundraising

• Gaby Gryko–Ad Space

• Dani Wong–Raffles-Silent Auction

• Elyse Kolnowki-Bands

• Afshin Najafi-Bands

• Courtney Cheng–Vendors

• Tina Pinedo-Photographer/Videographer

• Grant Wurgley–Book Videographer

 Volunteers:

• Jacqueline Tao

• James Christopher Gill

• Danna Berger

• David Purzycki

• Starla Allen

• Dana Allen

• Jillian Morrissey

• Heather Brittany

 READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT OUR CELEBRATION:

 Local Teens Celebrate Book Launch and Literacy Philanthropy
http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0312/Local-Teens-
Celebrate-Book-Launch-and-Literacy-Philanthropy.html

THE BOOK:
 

Be the Star You Are! for Teens debuts at the Books and Bands Bash Benefit on September 13. It is already garnering five star reviews.

You’ll get autographs from THIRTEEN contributors from around the country.

Buy your copy at the event or buy today online directly from Be the Star You Are! charity and receive a tax deductible contribution to literacy.

Only $23 with shipping.

http://www.bethestaryouare.org/donate.htm 

Watch a conversation with Cynthia Brian about the book, the charity, and literacy:

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCsNZ43dTo 

COME PARTY WITH US!  LET’S DANCE!

IMPORTANT WEB SITE FOR BE THE STAR YOU ARE! 

Be the Star You Are! charity is dedicated to empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media.
http://www.bethestaryouare.org

Here are a few web sites you'll want to visit to get to know our programs, people, and products.

 1. Starstyle-Be the Star You Are! Radio Show 

Broadcasts live every Thursday from 3-4 pm PST/6-7pm EST on World Talk Radio/Voice America/Modavox. Cynthia Brian interviews authors and experts who help you excel in life. In T42, Heather Brittany discuss pop culture and Generation Y.
 http://wtr.radiopilot.net/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=764

Always archived with descriptions, photos, and information at http://www.bethestaryouareradio.com

Free on ITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=310762728

2. Radio Show PODCASTS:

 http://www.podOmatic.com/people/index/starstyle

http://starstyle.podOmatic.com

http://www.switchpod.com/users/starstyle/feed.xml 

3. RSS Feed for Radio 

Add this feed to your favorites: http://starstyle.podbean.com/feed

World Talk Radio Feed: feed://wtr.radiopilot.net/worldtalkradio/vrss.aspx?sid=764 

4. SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP while helping Be the Star You Are! 

http://astore.amazon.com/starstyleprod 

5. YOU TUBE-See our movies! 

http://www.youtube.com/Bethestaryouare

            Our series SHINE:

            Shine intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_egFGWX5QyA

            Shine-Expectations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcPwz78t_l8

Shine-The Family that Plays Together http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx6x-3SqpKY

Shine: The Pear Festival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crWWu6jApMk&feature=channel_page

Do you want to be a Star?- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDXQ_oirYCM&feature=user

            Conversations-Be the Star You Are! for TEENS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCsNZ43dTo

6. BUY BOOKS ON AMAZON at deep discounts 

http://www.amazon.com/shops/be_the_star_you_are_charity 

7. MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION THROUGH NETWORK FOR GOOD 

http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=109461 

8. SHOP YOUR FAVORITE STORES WHILE MAKING A DONATION 

http://www.igive.com/welcome/warmwelcome.cfm?c=30993&m=421262 

http://mycause.com/BTSYA 

http://www.givebackamerica.com/charity.php?b=768 

9.  VISIT BE THE STAR YOU ARE! 

http://www.bethestaryouare.org 

10. MYSPACE- Add us as a friend

URL www.myspace.com/starstylebethestaryouare 

11. TWITTER

http://twitter.com/BetheStarYouAre 

12. RADIO HOSTS

http://radiohosts.ning.com/profile/CynthiaBrianBetheStarYouAre 

13.BOOK PROMOTIONS-more about books and authors

http://pumpupyourbookpromotion.ning.com/profile/CynthiaBrianBetheStarYouAre 

14. PODBEAN PODCASTING

http://starstyle.podbean.com/ 

15. RED ROOM- our site for our books

http://www.redroom.com/member/cynthiabrian 

16. Hi5-Add us as a friend

http://bethestaryouare.hi5.com 

17. FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Moraga-California/Be-the-Star-You-Are/38096443724

EVENTS

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=74095942514#/event.php?eid=74095942514 

18. CHANGING THE PRESENT

http://changingthepresent.org/nonprofits/show?ein=943333882 

19. Donate through Ebay/MissionFish

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=1504 

20. TWITTER

http://twitter.com/BetheStarYouAre

http://twitter.com/TheStarYouAre 

21. BLOGSPOT

http://btsya.blogspot.com/ 

22. Book: BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® FOR TEENS

http://www.bethestaryouare.com 

23. VIDEO: ABC Salutes Be the Star You Are!® charity

http://volunteers.magnify.net/video/Be-The-Star-You-Are

CYNTHIA BRIAN Websites 

1.      MAIN SITE:

http://www.cynthiabrian.com

http://www.starstyleproductions.com 

2.      PRESS KIT

http://www.cynthiabrian.presskit247.com 

3.      BOOK TOUR

http://www.booktour.com/author/cynthia_brian 

4.      PEOPLEJAM

http://www.peoplejam.com/source/7834/cynthia-brian

videos: http://www.peoplejam.com/search/node/cynthia+brian 

5.      RED ROOM AUTHOR’S FORUM

http://www.redroom.com/author/cynthia-brian 

6.      LINKED-IN

http://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiabrian 

      7. AUTHORS DEN

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?id=94743 

8. MULTIPLY

http://cynthiabrian.multiply.com/profile 

9. PLAXO

http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/227634855160/403233e3/cynthia/brian 

10. NEXTCAT (for actors and models)

http://www.nextcat.com/Starstyle 

11. FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/Cynthia.brian 

12. TWITTER

http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian