Hollywood Community Marks 2008 World AIDS Day With Multimedia Musical Event

On Sunday November 30, 2008 the Hollywood Community will gather to celebrate those living with HIV/AIDS and remember those who have passed away from the disease. The event will include choral works, solos, video presentations, impersonators and will be hosted by comedian Jay London from Last Comic Standing.

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 13, 2008 -- On Sunday November 30, 2008 at 5 pm the Hollywood Community will gather at Hollywood Lutheran Church, 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave., Hollywood, CA to commemorate World AIDS Day with a multimedia musical event. The gathering is being organized and sponsored by Hollywood Remembers, a non profit community volunteer corporation. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Jay London, finalist in the the popular Last Comic Standing television show. The program will showcase choral works, solos, video presentations, impersonators and a celebration of life. Recognition will be given to the progress that has been made in prolonging the lives of those living with HIV, as well as the unsung heroes of caregivers, doctors, nurses, family members and others.

Under the direction of Artistic Director Joe Lawrence, works will be performed from composers who have passed away from HIV/AIDS, including Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), as well as performances of impersonators of such Hollywood Greats as Liberace (James Lent), Peter Allen, Hector Lavoe, Fela Kuti (Samuel Owens) and Freddie Mercury (Luca Spanio). Full screen video presentations will complement the performances. Panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt will also be on display. A unique aspect of the event will be television monitors set up at various locations displaying slide shows of pictures, video clips, names and remembrances of those lost to HIV/AIDS. During the evening, guests will be invited to write names of their loved ones who have died from HIV/AIDS on small cards which then will be collected, mounted on a large banner, and raised above the proceeding.

For further information, you can go to http://www.hollywoodremembers.org. To view a video on You Tube promoting the event go to: http://www.youtube.com/v/DpBNHLHj4JA.

About Hollywood Remembers

Hollywood Remembers is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation whose purpose is to host a yearly event in conjunction with World AIDS Day honoring those who have died from HIV/AIDS within the Hollywood Community and at large and celebrating those living with the disease with special recognition given to minority communities.

Contact

Rick Eisenlord, Director of Media Relations

Pacific Western Media

213-291-7686

email: rickeisenlord @ mac.com

Calendar Listing

Hollywood Remembers. A multimedia musical event commemorating World AIDS Day. Hollywood Lutheran Church, 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave., Hollywood, CA. Sunday November 30, 2008 at 5 pm. Free. 213-291-7686.

Performance:    Hollywood Remembers, A Multimedia Musical Event

Where:    Hollywood Lutheran Church

        1733 N. New Hampshire Ave.

        Hollywood, CA 90027

        (One block west of Vermont, One block north of Hollywood Blvd.)

Schedule:One Performance Only

        Sunday, November 30, 2008

        5:00 pm

Admission:    Free

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