Kirk Douglas To Receive Special Honor from PEN USA for Defending the Freedom of Expression
PEN USA and WordTheatre present a benefit brunch for PEN USA on Sunday, May 20th featuring celebrity performances of excerpts from banned books.
Kirk Douglas to receive special honor for defending the freedom of expression.
Larry Gelbart to host event at Aphrodisiac.
Celebrity participants include Lou Diamond Phillips, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Evan Handler, Robert Wuhl, Gary Dourdan, Radha Mitchell, Catherine Dent and Sarah Clarke.
(PRWEB) May 18, 2007 -- Then non-profit literary organization PEN USA, in association with WordTheatre, will hold a benefit brunch featuring celebrity performances of excerpts from banned books for PEN USA's FREEDOM TO WRITE programs. Legendary actor, humanitarian and author Kirk Douglas will be there to accept an award for defending the freedom of expression. The exciting lineup of celebrity participants features host Larry Gelbart and Lou Diamond Phillips ("Courage Under Fire"), Oscar® nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Sand and Fog"), Evan Handler ("Sex and the City"), Robert Wuhl ("Arli$$"), Gary Dourdan ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"), Radha Mitchell ("Finding Neverland"), Catherine Dent ("The Shield") and Sarah Clarke ("24", "Thirteen"). They will be reading from banned works of literature written by Richard Wright, Margaret Atwood, Rudolfo Anaya, Nadine Gordimer, Elif Shafak, Houshang Moradi-Kermani, Leslea Newman and Mark Twain.
WHAT: Fundraising event for PEN USA, a non-profit membership organization of professional writers who work to defend freedom of speech domestically and internationally, to promote the literary arts and to secure the rights of writers in the United States and abroad. Proceeds support the organization's FREEDOM TO WRITE programs. WordTheatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the love of language and literature alive through the ancient tradition of oral storytelling, and the readings are directed by Cedering Fox.
WHEN:
Sunday, May 20th
11:30 a.m. arrivals, 12:00 p.m. brunch, 1:00 p.m. readings
Media Check-in @ 11:20 a.m.
WHERE:
Aphrodisiac
10351 Santa Monica Blvd. (NE corner of Beverly Glen), Los Angeles, CA 90025
MORE WHAT: The readings from award-winning and celebrated works of fiction include Richard Wright's Native Son, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima, Nadine Gordimer's July's People, Elif Shafak's The Bastard of Istanbul, "The Vice Principal" by Houshang Moradi-Kermani, from Literature from the "Axis of Evil" and Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED
Please RSVP to: Ronni Chasen/Jeff Sanderson - Chasen & Company 310-274-4400, ronni @ chasenpr.com or jeff @ chasenpr.com
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