NY Knicks Legend Allan Houston & Dave 'UNK' Huie Celebrity Birthday Event Hosted by Doug E Fresh

April 6, 2011 - PRLog -- OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST & TWO TIME ALL STAR NY KNICKS LEGEND ALLAN HOUSTON TURNS 40 & WILL CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY WITH LONGTIME FRIEND, MARKETING MOGUL & UNK NBA SPORTSWEAR CEO DAVE “UNK” HUIE
NY Knicks, NJ Nets Players and the Entire City of New York will be in Attendance for this Milestone Birthday Celebration

New York, NY – On Friday, April 8, 2011 NY Knicks Legend and Assistant General Manager Allan Houston will celebrate a milestone 40th birthday along side longtime friend and marketing mogul Dave “UNK” Huie hosted by Doug E Fresh & NY Knicks Chauncey Billups at PROVIDENCE located at W 57th between 8th & 9th Ave in New York, NY.  This “Ol School Hip Hop” themed star studded event will feature several performances and surprises.  Following the NY Knicks vs. NJ Nets game at the Prudential Center, the city of New York will head over to PROVIDENCE for a night of celebration and entertainment.

The attendees will enjoy the upscale atmosphere of three (3) luxurious floors with great music and exclusive VIPs that rarely frequent events.  This red carpet industry event will feature celebrities and VIPs from the world of sports, music, films and fashion as they support and celebrate Allan and Dave’s birthday.  There will also be giveaways provided by UNK NBA Sportswear.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to help pancreatic cancer research.     

EVENT INFORMATION

NY Knicks Legend Allan Houston & Dave 'UNK' Huie Celebrity Birthday Event
Friday | April 8, 2011 | 10:30pm – 3:00am
PROVIDENCE | W 57th b/t 8th & 9th Ave | New York, NY
Red Carpet Arrivals Begin | 11:00am (Due to the nature of the NY Knicks vs. NJ Nets game this will be a late red carpet)
General Admission | $25 Advanced tickets (More at the door) | http://allanhoustonanddaveunkhuiebday.eventbrite.com/

CONFIRMED CELEBRITIES:  Carmelo Anthony (NBA|NY Knicks), Amare Stoudemire (NBA|NY Knicks), Kwame (Hip Hop Artist|Producer), Chubb Rock (Hip Hop Artist), Kurtis Blow (Hip Hop Artist), Carl Banks, Matthew Modine (Actor), Comedian Talent, Tony Douglas (NBA|NY Knicks), Soledad O’Brien (Journalist), Kerry Rhodes (NFL|Arizona Cardinals), Kangol Kid (Hip Hop Artist), Kevin Brown (Actor|30 Rock), NY Knicks & NY Nets Players and more.

EVENT SPONSORS:  Ace High Marketing, Allan Houston Foundation, Hype Lounge, Joe Jaxson, Platinum Image Ent Group, UNK NBA Sportswear

ABOUT UNK NBA

UNK NBA is a NBA-inspired fashion label that opened in 1996 by David "UNK" Huie.  At the start of the company, they were exclusively a hat label that catered to celebrities in both upscale and urban looks.  In 2002, UNK NBA made great use of their NBA Denim license and created a phenomenon with the All NBA Jean that had every NBA team embroidered on it fashionably.  UNK NBA continues to be a fashionable trend and  currently creates NBA fashion inspired pieces, which are sold at sports stores, basketball arenas and a number of e-commerce sites. The company which began with only hats has since expanded and now includes men’s: jeans, headwear, t-shirts, athletic wear, big & tall, children’s and outerwear.

ABOUT PLATINUM IMAGE ENT GROUP (PIEG)

Platinum Image Entertainment Group (PIEG) is a boutique entertainment firm that represents celebrity clientele within the Fashion, Film, Music, Sports and Entertainment industries as well as charities and foundations. Platinum Image specializes in Celebrity Procurement, Special Event Production & Publicity, Fashion Consulting, Lifestyle & Image Branding, Personal Entertainment PR and much more.  www.YourPlatinumImage.com

MEDIA CONTACT:  Tamiko Thomas | Senior Publicist | Platinum Image Ent Group | 571-215-3157 | PlatinumImageEntGroup@gmail.com

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Platinum Image Entertainment Group (PIEG) is a boutique entertainment firm that represents celebrity clientele within the Fashion, Film, Music, Sports and Entertainment industries as well as charities and foundations. Platinum Image specializes in Celebrity Procurement, Special Event Production & Publicity, Fashion Consulting, Lifestyle & Image Branding, Personal Entertainment PR and much more. www.YourPlatinumImage.com