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Press Release
Guess Who's Coming to (the HRC Gala) Dinner? Writer/Director John
Waters To Address Annual Event Human Rights Campaign (HRC) St. Louis announced today that writer/director John Waters will be the keynote speaker at HRC's annual Gala Dinner, Saturday November 9. Waters is know for directing cult classic films such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Polyester while hitting the mainstream with feature films such as Hairspray, Serial Mom and most recently, Cecil B. Demented. "We're thrilled to welcome John Waters to St. Louis as part of our tenth anniversary of the HRC dinner here locally", said Anthony Bolden, Dinner Committee Co-Chair. "He's a very interesting and entertaining individual, and I'm sure our guests will leave with a better understanding of his work." Candice Gingrich will also be in attendance. Representing HRC National in Washington D.C., Candice is the Manager of the National Coming Out Project, a program designed to promote honesty and openness about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues. HRC will also announce recipients of the St. Louis Equality Awards, presented to an individual and an organization whose values and ideas best reflect those of the Human Rights Campaign. This years beneficiaries are; Franklin McCallie, former principal of Kirkwood High School. Franklin was instrumental in establishing the Gay/Straight Alliance at Kirkwood High School. That Uppity Theater, with Joan Lipkin at the helm, is this year's recipient for as an organization/group. That Uppity Theater is currently chronicling coming out stories of gay men to be part of a future theater production. HRC's Gala Dinner will be held Saturday, November 9th, at Windows off Washington in Downtown St. Louis. The event will begin at 6:30pm with a cocktail hour and silent auction, with dinner and speaking engagements starting at 8:00pm, followed by dancing with music by Quintessence. Tickets may be purchased by calling 1-800-494-8497, or by logging on to www.boxofficetickets.com This year's corporate sponsors include: Vital Voice, Bud Light, IBM, Jerome Group, Botanicals on the Park, and Washington University School of Medicine. The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work, and in the community. HRC has more than 450,000 members, both gay and non-gay, committed to making this vision of equality a reality. -30- |
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