Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Loggins, Graham Nash, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Cross, Taylor Dayne and Dennis Miller to Perform at Benefit Gala for The Dream Foundation Honoring Jan and David Crosby.Entertainment Editors SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2000 The Dream Foundation announced today that it is launching an annual fundraising event in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Nexxus Products Company presents Friends of the Dream Foundation on Sept. 28 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California. It was built in 1958. For trade shows, the Civic Auditorium features 11,775 square feet (1,094 m²) of space, while the stage adds 4,485 square feet (417 m²) more space, at 8 p.m. The gala will be hosted by Dennis Miller Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. He rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and will feature performances by Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Loggins, Graham Nash, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Cross and Taylor Dayne, among others to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . Dream Foundation Celebrity Spokesperson Priscilla Presley will also appear on stage. Friends of the Dream Foundation's first honorees will be David and Jan Crosby. Nexxus Products Company, a proud supporter of the Dream Foundation since its inception, is the presenting sponsor. Grammy winner and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in inductee, David Crosby, and his wife Jan, have been involved with the Dream Foundation since its inception and they are being honored not only for their work with the Dream Foundation, but also for their generous commitment and contribution toward humanity. The Dream Foundation is the first organization that grants final wishes to terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. adults. The Dream Foundation assists adults ages 18 to 65 who have a special dream they would like to fulfill before their death, but lack the resources to realize the dream on their own. The organization was created in 1994 by Thomas Rollerson, who lost his friend and partner of 10 years to a catastrophic illness catastrophic illness A morbid condition that results in health care costs that exceed a person's income, or which compromise financial independence, reducing him/her to subsistence or near-poverty levels; CIs are usually life-threatening and may leave significant , and discovered in the process that no wish-granting agency existed for adults. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., the Dream Foundation has granted more than 1,450 dreams to adults and their families nationwide. Most of the dreams involve children, as parents try to create one final positive memory for their loved ones to hold onto after they're gone. Tickets for the Friends of the Dream Foundation, featuring Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Loggins, Graham Nash, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Cross and Taylor Dayne, hosted by Dennis Miller and honoring David and Jan Crosby, will go on sale to the public on Aug. 26 at all TicketMaster outlets. General Admission ticket price is $45, and Special Corporate Sponsorship and Patron packages, including private artist reception, are available through Levy, Pazanti & Associates at 310/201-5033. Contact the Dream Foundation or Levy, Pazanti for more details, or email at www.dreamfoundation.org. |
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