Upcoming: Sex and the City 2 movie preview/benefit party

I suppose it’s only fitting that I mention SOMETHING about the Sex and the City 2 movie coming out next week … but frankly, all of the different SATC-related events I’ve seen advertised on other blogs have worn me out.

And honestly, the movie doesn’t look THAT fabulous. Aiden back in the picture? What?

But here’s an event coming up that I don’t mind promoting — it’s for a good cause.

Organizer Bruna Oliveira and her team bring you faithful Sex and the City followers a movie preview event you don’t want to miss out on at Birkdale Village; it bene?ts the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Here are the deets:

Wednesday’s sneak peek event will be extravagant and decadent, packed with food, fun, fashion, cocktails, swag bags and of course “Sex and the City 2,” which attendees will see before everyone else (the ?lm opens nationally on Thursday, May 27).

Each $100 ticket includes admission to a pre-show cocktail party at Dressler’s Restaurant, 8630-1A Lindholm Drive, Huntersville, complete with cocktails and delicious food, followed by a private screening of the ?lm at Regal Birkdale Stadium 16.

Along the way, there will be belly dancing lessons, camels (or is it a mirage?) and a best shoe contest, in which the winner will take home a pair of Carrie’s favorite kicks. And don’t miss the fantastic silent auction jammed with prizes from local spas, restaurants and boutiques.

The simply fabulous night wraps up with a post-screening champagne and dessert party at Dressler’s Restaurant. The 2008 event sold out quickly, and this event is expected to as well.

Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Attendees must be 21 or older.

Tickets are available at Fresh Boutique, 813 Providence Road, 704-343-9071, shopfreshboutique.com; Monkee’s of Lake Norman, 624 Jetton St., Davidson, 704-896-7779, monkeesoflakenorman.com; and Poppies, 16926 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville, poppiesgifts.com, 704-896-3433.

This article appears in May 11-17, 2010.