Melissa Wajnert of The Creative Coalition
The Creative Coalition Brings Delegation And Hosts Events At 2000 Democratic National Convention
The Creative Coalition's (TCC) delegation of observers will attend the 2000 Democratic National Convention. Intended delegates include: Ben Affleck; Tom Arnold; Patricia Arquette; TCC President William Baldwin; Gil Bellows; Richard Belzer; Lawrence Bender; Lisa Birnbach; Peter Boyle; Connie Britton; Ellen Burstyn; Wes Craven; Ted Danson; Richard Dreyfus; Hector Elizondo; Cary Elwes; Michael Fuchs; Danny Goldberg; Brad Hall; Harry Hamlin; Woody Harrelson; Kirsty Hume; Bianca Jagger; Max Keiser; Richard Kind; Christopher Lawford; Sharon Lawrence; Donovan Leitch; Barry Levinson; Delroy Lindo; Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Joe Morton; Jamie Otis; Joe Pantoliano; Joe Piscopo; Martha Plimpton; Ron Reagan; Joan Rivers; Mimi Rogers; Ron Silver; Mary Steenburgen; Daniel Stern; Owen Wilson; and Stan Winston.

HIGHLIGHTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Tuesday, Aug. 15

The Education Platform: Examining Education In America
Sponsored by MetLife (Staples Center, DNC's Convention Center's West Hall, 11 - 11:30 a.m.)
The Creative Coalition will co-host a televised Close Up/C-SPAN forum with Congressman Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) and TCC President William Baldwin.
Press Briefing/Interview Opportunity
(Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 West Fifth Street, 1 p.m.)
TCC President William Baldwin will discuss why George Magazine and TCC are honoring Christopher Reeve and his foundation at the benefit the next evening. Speakers include: William Baldwin; Christopher Reeve; Producer Lawrence Bender; and George Editor Frank Lalli.
Interviews available by request.

Art Works: The Benefits of Arts Education Co-presented by VH1's Save the Music and sponsored by NAMM - International Music Products Association (Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Calif., 2 p.m.)
In conjunction with VH1's Save the Music, The Creative Coalition will co-host a panel on arts education. The panel will be moderated by Christopher Cuomo and features: Christopher Reeve; Secretary Richard Riley; Hector Elizondo; Montell Jordan; Dave Koz; Chairwoman of the Congressional Arts Caucus Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.); PBS CEO Pat Mitchell; Academy Award-winning Producer Lawrence Bender and Dr. Gordon Shaw.

Wednesday, Aug. 16

Youth Violence in America: Who's Programming the Children?
Presented by Hollywood Stock Exchange (Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Calif., 2:45 p.m.)
President of The Creative Coalition William Baldwin and Max Keiser, Vice Chairman and Co-founder of Hollywood Stock Exchange will co-host a panel on violence and entertainment. This panel features: Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.); William Bennett; Leslie Moonves; Wes Craven; Barry Levinson; Juliette Lewis; Sydney Pollack; and Montel Williams. The Panel's moderator is Carl Bernstein.
TCC Cocktail Reception for Andrew Cuomo (Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 West Fifth Street, 4 p.m.)
TCC Cocktail Reception to Honor Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo.
TCC & GEORGE PARTY TO HONOR CHRISTOPHER REEVE AND THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION
Presented by MetLife, Hollywood Stock Exchange and Kenneth Cole New York
(Home of Lawrence Bender, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. VIP Reception; 10 - 2 a.m. Benefit)
A benefit party held by The Creative Coalition and George Magazine. Co-hosts include: TCC President William Baldwin, Lawrence Bender; George Clooney; Ted Field; Melanie Griffith; Goldie Hawn; Samuel L. Jackson; Quentin Tarantino; John Travolta; and Harvey Weinstein. Host Committee include: Alec Baldwin; Richard Belzer; Lisa Birnbach; Peter Boyle; Honorable Barbara Boxer; Connie Britton; Ellen Burstyn; Kenneth Cole; Wes Craven; Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen; Honorable Rosa DeLauro; Griffin Dunne; Richard Dreyfuss; Hector Elizondo; Michael Fuchs; Harry Hamlin; Arianna Huffington; Bianca Jagger; Max Keiser; Richard Kind; Frank Lalli; Christopher Lawford; Sharon Lawrence; Delroy Lindo; Honorable Nita Lowey; Richard Masur; Joe Morton; Martha Plimpton; Joe Piscopo; Joan Rivers; Mimi Rogers; Christian Slater; Daniel Stern; Honorable Robert Torricelli; Montel Williams; Robin and Marsha Williams; and Stan Winston. Ticket
Prices: $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000

The Creative Coalition is the premier not-for-profit, non-partisan organization representing leaders of the arts and entertainment community dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of social and political issues, specifically in the areas of public education, freedom of expression and arts advocacy.

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