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Royal Oak Couple Host Cocktail Party for AIDS Walk Detroit 2013

Michael Chetcuti and Kyle Evans open their famous home for a Pre Dream Cruise cocktail party.

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AIDS Walk Detroit has partnered with The Michael Chetcuti Foundation and General Motors (GM) to raise funds in support of HIV/AIDS services, awareness and prevention programs in Southeast Michigan. On Aug. 15, Chetcuti and Evans will open their famous home located in downtown Royal Oak to AIDS Walk Detroit for a Pre Dream Cruise cocktail party. New and classic GM cars will be on display featuring the new 2014 Corvette C7 Stingray, a 1978 Corvette Aero Coupe Concept and two 1966 Corvettes by Classic Design Concepts.

Tickets are $250 per person. Please contact Christopher Keyes at 248-399-WALK (9255) or email events@aidswalkdetroit.org.

The Chetcuti-Evans House

The Chetcuti-Evans house is a sprawling, modernist/automotive themed home in a converted industrial building. The open floor plan joins indoors and out over two floors and envelops an enclosed courtyard with a fountain. Typically there are several classic cars on the property with up to two vehicles in the living room.

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Virtually every architectural detail in the home was designed and fabricated by Chetcuti and Evans. The home has won several design and community beautification awards; it has been photographed and featured in a number of home and design publications. In September of 2012 Chetcuti and Evans hosted a private fundraising event that featured President Bill Clinton.

Source: AIDS Walk Detroit

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