ADVISORY/Business Leaders, Artists and Celebrities Honored at Arts & Business Council Ceremony May 2 at PA Convention Center.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (May 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Patti LaBelle to receive prestigious Avatar Award for Artistic Excellence Raymond G. Perelman to receive Individual Leadership Award The Bacon Brothers, musical performance sponsored by Independent Film Channel to headline entertainment Performance by Rennie Harris Puremovement hip-hop dance troupe and Philadelphia International Records Philadelphia International Records is a record label founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971. It was famous for showcasing the subgenre of Philadelphia soul, and had a distribution deal with CBS Records until 1984. Since then, it has been distributed by EMI. will present Philly's own recording artists Grace Little and Damon
WHO: Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia's Awards 2003
WHAT: Annual event that honors businesses, arts groups and
individuals who have partnered together to make significant
contributions to the region's arts and cultural community.
WHERE: Grand Ballroom, PA Convention Center, 12th & Arch, Philadelphia
WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2003 - 11:30am reception, 12pm lunch, awards
begin 12:15pm
KEY TIMES:
12 noon - Lunch begins
12:23pm - Mayor Street to speak
12:28pm - Dominic Frederico, chair of ACE INA Holdings, Inc. to
begin awards presentations
12:34pm - Rennie Harris Puremovement dance troupe performance
12:45pm - Raymond Perelman given Individual Leadership Award
1:00pm - The Bacon Brothers performance
1:12pm - Patti LaBelle given Avatar Award for Artistic Excellence
1:25pm - Grace Little and Damon performance
OTHER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Dominic J. Frederico, Chairman, ACE INA Ina (ē`nä), city (1990 pop. 60,062), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural and industrial center with a famous agricultural school. Holdings, Inc. and is chair of Arts & Business Council Awards 2003 and the luncheon awards ceremony. Robert J. Hall, Chairman and Publisher, The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. & Daily News and Chair of the Arts & Business Council; Mark S. Schweiker Mark Steven Schweiker (born January 31 1953) was the governor of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2003. Schweiker, a Republican, become 46th Governor of Pennsylvania on October 5, 2001, when his predecessor, Tom Ridge resigned as Governor of Pennsylvania to assume , President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Karen B. Davis, President & CEO, Arts & Business Council will host. Larry Kane, former broadcast journalist, KYW KYW Know Your Watershed KYW Know Your World Television and author of upcoming book Ticket To Ride about the Beatles 1964-1965 US tour, will emcee. Kenny Gamble and others from Philadelphia International Records expected to attend. Bacon family - father Edmund, sister Hilda -- will be in attendance. Extravagant set design, events on three stages. Original artwork etching by Breon O'Casey Breon O’Casey (b. 1928), the son of playwright Sean O´Casey, is an artist and craftsman closely associated with the St Ives School of painters and sculptors. An apprenticeship to the sculptors Denis Mitchell and Barbara Hepworth confirmed his feeling for materials and for , son of playwright Sean O'Casey Noun 1. Sean O'Casey - Irish playwright (1880-1964) O'Casey , valued at $3,000 to be raffled. 1600 people have registered to attend. Interviews/Photos with The Bacon Brothers & Ms. LaBelle available but MUST BE PRE-ARRANGED. Call press contact Kris Parsons at 856-427-4131 or 609-320-7031. Founded in 1981, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia provides regional leadership as an advocate for business support of the arts and as a catalyst for creating mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" partnerships between the region's business sector and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. Since its inception, services valued at $19 million have been provided to close to 500 arts and cultural organizations with more than 1000 business executives volunteering in the Council's programs. For more information on Awards 2003 and the Arts & Business Council, call 215-790-3674 or visit our website at www.artsbusiness.org. |
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