Art for Humanity @ Wooly Mammoth Theater

Usually ads on sites like washingtonpost.com are annoying, easily ignored and best clicked "away" as soon as possible to get down to the business of reading the news - or flicking through photo galleries of post-Oscar parties. (For the record: Michelle Williams and Jessica Chastain were among my favorites this year.)

But a quietly resilient ad for the following event caught my eye - perhaps not surprisingly somewhere amid the Post's arts pages - for an upcoming DC event entitled:

ART FOR HUMANITY: AUCTION AND COCKTAIL RECEPTION 2012

This event is taking place on MARCH 29 at the WOOLY MAMMOTH THEATER.

The bad news: Ticket prices are steep - ranging from $150 (individual) to $350 (VIP).

The good news: Proceeds from this event will support the valuable work of DC HABITAT.

The auction will feature artworks by more than two dozen artists.

Let there be art!!!

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama help paint along with other volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity site in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2009. (c) White House (Peter Souza) / Wikimedia Commons