ADVISORY/Autry National Center Hosts Inaugural Gala, Kevin Costner to Receive Western Heritage Award; Autry Also Honors Laureate Poet N. Scott Momaday with Humanities Prize.Entertainment Editors/News Editors/Lifestyle Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (Oct. 3) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 The world's single cultural center devoted to America's western heritage, the new Autry National Center The Autry National Center, is a western heritage center made up of three Museums and the Institute for the Education of the American West. Located in Griffith Park in the City of Los Angeles, California. , created from the merger of the Southwest Museum The Southwest Museum is a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles, California. Its collections deal mainly with the American Indian. of the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, is hosting a star-studded inaugural gala on Friday, Oct. 3. Honoring actor Kevin Costner for his dedication to and respect for the American west and Native Americans through numerous philanthropic efforts, and for raising cultural awareness and appreciation of the west through his films, the Autry National Center will present Costner with the first annual "Western Heritage Award." Best known for "Dances With Wolves," Costner continues his love for western life in his current film "Open Range," whose producer David Valdez will present the award. Gala entertainment includes celebrity host Bob Eubanks as master of ceremonies, music from The Les Brown Les Brown may refer to:
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WHO: Autry National Center honorees:
Kevin Costner, Actor - Western Heritage Award
N. Scott Momaday, Novelist, Playwright, Poet - Humanities Prize
WHAT: Autry National Center Inaugural Gala "Rendezvous"
WHEN: Friday, October 3, 2003
4:30 p.m. - Press Check-in opens
5:30 p.m. - Guest arrival, Cocktail reception
6-8 p.m. - Silent Auction, followed by Live Auction under tent
7:45 p.m. - Photo opportunity with Kevin Costner and Jackie
Autry
8 p.m. - Gala program
WHERE: Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Griffith Park, Los Angeles
PRESS: For media credentials, please contact Barbara Casey or Jessica
del Mundo at Casey Sayre & Williams 310-396-2400, or via e-mail at
jdelmundo@cswpr.com.
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