On legacy php5 environment...
imc indymedia

Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

white themeblack themered themetheme help
About Us Contact Us Calendar Publish RSS
Features
• latest news
• best of news
• syndication
• commentary


KILLRADIO

VozMob

ABCF LA

A-Infos Radio

Indymedia On Air

Dope-X-Resistance-LA List

LAAMN List

make media
archives


links
donate
sf-active
imc network

IMC Network:

Original Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: ambazonia canarias estrecho / madiaq kenya nigeria south africa canada: hamilton london, ontario maritimes montreal ontario ottawa quebec thunder bay vancouver victoria windsor winnipeg east asia: burma jakarta japan korea manila qc europe: abruzzo alacant andorra antwerpen armenia athens austria barcelona belarus belgium belgrade bristol brussels bulgaria calabria croatia cyprus emilia-romagna estrecho / madiaq euskal herria galiza germany grenoble hungary ireland istanbul italy la plana liege liguria lille linksunten lombardia london madrid malta marseille nantes napoli netherlands nice northern england norway oost-vlaanderen paris/Île-de-france patras piemonte poland portugal roma romania russia saint-petersburg scotland sverige switzerland thessaloniki torun toscana toulouse ukraine united kingdom valencia latin america: argentina bolivia chiapas chile chile sur cmi brasil colombia ecuador mexico peru puerto rico qollasuyu rosario santiago tijuana uruguay valparaiso venezuela venezuela oceania: adelaide aotearoa brisbane burma darwin jakarta manila melbourne perth qc sydney south asia: india mumbai united states: arizona arkansas asheville atlanta austin baltimore big muddy binghamton boston buffalo charlottesville chicago cleveland colorado columbus dc hawaii houston hudson mohawk kansas city la madison maine miami michigan milwaukee minneapolis/st. paul new hampshire new jersey new mexico new orleans north carolina north texas nyc oklahoma philadelphia pittsburgh portland richmond rochester rogue valley saint louis san diego san francisco san francisco bay area santa barbara santa cruz, ca sarasota seattle tampa bay tennessee urbana-champaign vermont western mass worcester west asia: armenia beirut israel palestine process: fbi/legal updates mailing lists process & imc docs tech volunteer projects: print radio satellite tv video regions: oceania united states topics: biotech

Surviving Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: canada: quebec east asia: japan europe: athens barcelona belgium bristol brussels cyprus germany grenoble ireland istanbul lille linksunten nantes netherlands norway portugal united kingdom latin america: argentina cmi brasil rosario oceania: aotearoa united states: austin big muddy binghamton boston chicago columbus la michigan nyc portland rochester saint louis san diego san francisco bay area santa cruz, ca tennessee urbana-champaign worcester west asia: palestine process: fbi/legal updates process & imc docs projects: radio satellite tv

Return to Calendar    
   
Title: CELEBRATION OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM
START DATE: 2/27/2005
START TIME: 4:00 PM
Duration: 8 Hours
Location: Robert De Niro’s restaurant, AGO
Location Details:
Robert De Niro’s West Hollywood restaurant, AGO (8478 Melrose Ave)
Event Topic:
Event Type: fundraiser party
Contact Name: Stacey Kumagai
Contact Email: mediamonster@yahoo.com
Contact Phone: 818-506-8675
DESCRIPTION:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

3rd Annual Celebration Of Artistic Freedom To Honor Emmy Award-Winner Martin Sheen And Oscar Nominee Terry George,

Writer/Director Of ?Hotel Rwanda,? At Academy Awards? Benefit Gala

The City of West Hollywood and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute

Host an Oscar-Viewing Event Benefiting Amnesty International USA and ACLU

Foundation of Southern California

LOS ANGELES, CA --- Actor/Activist Martin Sheen and Writer/Director, Terry George will have much to celebrate on Oscar Night, February 27th, 2005 as The 3rd annual Celebration of Artistic Freedom presents them with honors at an Oscar-Viewing gala hosted by The City of West Hollywood

and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, benefiting Amnesty International and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. The event will take place at Robert De Niro?s West Hollywood restaurant, AGO (8478 Melrose Ave), beginning at 4:00 pm with red-carpet arrivals from such

stars as Khandi Alexander, Ellen Burstyn, Danny Glover, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Landau, Mira Sorvino, Harrison Ford, Ed Harris, Anjelica Huston, Julie Delpy, Jake Gyllenhaal and many more. Many prominent industry leaders are expected to attend and support creative excellence for

the artistic community.

The event, described as the ?party with a purpose,? focuses on human and civil rights, while honoring creative excellence. The 500-person charity event boasts its own Artist of Conscience Award ceremony following an Oscar-viewing dinner. This year, Emmy Award-winner Martin Sheen has

agreed to accept the organizations? recognition of his unwavering commitment to equality and dignity for all communities.

"I've heard courage defined as "the first virtue" and "grace under pressure." And while I am fond of quoting Andrew Jackson's "One man with courage is a majority," for me courage is defined by the day to day struggle to unite the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh," says Martin Sheen.

The event will feature a live multi-large screen Oscar-telecast dinner reception and a Celebration of Visual Art-themed silent auction which encompasses photography, paintings and sculpture from such

talent as Tony Bennett, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Viggo

Mortensen, Hiro Yamagata and others. The silent auction also boasts a spectacular grand prize of a ?Being Julia? themed trip to London. The live Oscar-telecast and Silent Auction will be followed by an after-party. The party?s theme is expected to be a strong draw among both artists and the

community alike.

In addition, the Celebration for Artistic Freedom will honor Terry George, Writer/Director of the critically lauded, Golden Globe nominated film ?Hotel Rwanda.? Highlighting ?Hotel Rwanda,? currently topping many of the nation?s Best Picture of the Year lists, is a thematic alliance with the

Gala?s commitment toward social and artistic freedom in the country.

?It's a great honor to share this honor with Martin Sheen, a man whose life and work can best be described as a celebration of artistic freedom,? says Terry George. ?I find nothing more satisfying than the search for stories about ordinary men and women struggling for justice and decency. As I do

this I am acutely aware that there are so many artists around the world, artists of immeasurable talent, too frightened to speak, to sing or to put pen or brush to paper. This award is for them.?

Mr. George will be presented the ARTISTIC FREEDOM HONOR by Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotel manager who sheltered about 1000 people at the Hotel des Milles Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, played by Don Cheadle in the film. Mr. Rusesabagina is the recipient of the 2000 Immortal Chaplains

Prize for Humanity, and Amnesty International?s ?Enduring Spirit? Award.

TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIP INFO:

Tickets are available by calling (310) 242-6446, or by visiting our website at

www.celebrateartisticfreedom.com . Sponsorships are available for this event by contacting Mark Poncher, Executive Producer, or Alma Bogdan-Turner, Associate Producer at (310) 242-6446.

For more information on the organizations involved with Celebration of Freedom of the Arts, please visit their respective websites City of West Hollywood www.weho.org; The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute www.strasberg.com; Amnesty International USA www.aiusa.org and ACLU Foundation

of Southern California www.aclu-sc.org



PRESS / CONTACT INFO

The event is produced by the RoundBoxx Group, a producer of large scale public and private events. More information available at www.roundboxx.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Stacey Kumagai, Media Monster Communications, Inc.

818-506-8675 or mediamonster@yahoo.com

James Michael Hughes

323-650-7777 or engineeleven@aol.com



# # #







© 2000-2018 Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Running sf-active v0.9.4 Disclaimer | Privacy