ADVISORY/SpongeBob SquarePants Is Coming to Beverly Hills! Never-Released-Before SpongeBob Animation Art to Be Showcased at Local Gallery's Premiere.

Entertainment Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Calendar Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Oct. 25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Wonderful World of Animation (WWA) art gallery has just received over 150+ pieces of SpongeBob SquarePants(TM) art including key master set-ups and production cels. They will celebrate this first-ever Los Angeles large-scale release with the SpongeBob(TM) Bikini Bottom Bash gallery event.

WHAT:    SpongeBob(TM) Bikini Bottom Bash Gallery Event

WHEN:    October 25 from 6:30-9:30 PM.

WHERE:   218 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211

RSVP TO: 310-623-1837 or [e-mail]

The SpongeBob(TM) Bikini Bottom Bash will give WWA's clients the ability to view and purchase animated art in a fun-filled environment. Personally invited guests will arrive at a gallery that is transformed into the Town of Bikini Bottom "above the sea" and enjoy plenty of island treats, ocean potions and surf sounds. The event is open to the public; however, space is limited. Those who're into themed parties can certainly show off their tropical attire, if they dare.

"This is our third gallery event since relocating to Beverly Hills three years ago, and we're thrilled to be connected to the release of these one-of-a-kind SpongeBob(TM) cels direct from the Nickelodeon Studios Archives," says Kamaren Henson, WWA's Gallery Director. Ms. Henson adds, "SpongeBob(TM) is currently such a well received pop culture icon with both children and adults alike that we are positive Nickelodeon's collectable production art will be a big hit."

Besides the brand-new SpongeBob(TM) art, the Gallery will be showcasing 250+ new pieces of art from DC Comics (Batman & JLA), Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. If clients are not able to attend or if animation art lovers want to get a jump on the art, they can still view and purchase the new SpongeBob(TM) pieces online at www.animationartgallery.com.

WWA art gallery is one of the world's leading animation art galleries. WWA specializes in original animation and has over 5,000 pieces from a variety of animation art studios including Fox, Disney, Chuck Jones, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. WWA is an award-winning gallery and is distinguished as the largest U.S. Simpsons gallery.

Celebrities who have pieces from Wonderful World of Animation include: actress Sarah Wynter ("24"), actor Simon Rex ("What I Like About You"), supermodel Shalom Harlow, actress Sarah Gilbert, entertainment correspondent Dave Holmes, celebrity personality Rosie O'Donnell, actor Justin Berfield ("Malcolm in the Middle") and more. In addition, attendees at WWA's recent opening included JC Chasez (*NSYNC), Ron Livingston ("Sex & the City"), Tracey Bingham ("Baywatch"), Jon Abrahams ("Boston Public"), Elizabeth Banks ("Seabiscuit," "Catch Me If You Can," "Spider-man"), Jim Turner ("Arli$$"), Tito Puente, Jr. (Son of "El Rey del Timbal", Tito Puente, Sr.), Jacob Vargas ("Traffic"), Lyndsy Fonseca ("The Young and the Restless"), Kyle Cease ("Not Just Another Teen Movie"), and Katherine Helmond ("Everybody Loves Raymond").