The Beastie Boys' Mike D, the B-52s' Fred Schneider and Chic's Nile Rodgers are among the artists that will perform DJ sets at the ARChive of Contemporary Music's annual Benefit Party. The event will be held Feb. 11 at New York's S.O.B.'s and will also sport DJ sets from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" principal Carson Kressley, Tim Sweeney of in-demand production team DFA and as-yet-unannounced guests. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased by calling the ARChive of Contemporary Music at 212-226-6967.

The New York-based organization is a not-for-profit archive, library and research center that aims to preserve popular music from all over the world. With holdings of more than 1.7 million sound recordings, the Archive maintains the largest popular music collection in the U.S.

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.