THE CREATIVE COALITION AND THE ATLANTIC MEDIA COMPANY ROLL OUT RED CARPET FOR WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS
JOE PANTOLIANO, PATRICIA CLARKSON,
HILL HARPER, THOMAS MCCARTHY
and JEFFREY WRIGHT
Co-host Reception for White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Washington, DC (April 29, 2006) – Actor and The Creative Coalition Co-President Joe Pantoliano will lead a delegation of Creative Coalition members to Washington, DC to represent the organization at this weekend’s 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Other members of The Creative Coalition who will be attending the event include actors Patricia Clarkson, Hill Harper, Jeffrey Wright and Thomas McCarthy. The Creative Coalition delegation is hosted by The Atlantic Media Company – the parent company of The Atlantic Monthly and National Journal Group. Immediately preceding the dinner, The Atlantic Media Company and The Creative Coalition will co-host a VIP reception.
DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS
WHO:
Actor and The Creative Coalition Co-President Joe Pantoliano (Emmy Award-winner,The Sopranos/The Matrix/Memento)
Actor Patricia Clarkson (Good Night, and Good Luck/Emmy Award-winner, Six Feet Under)
Actor/Author Hill Harper (CSI: NY)
Actor/Director/Writer Thomas McCarthy (Syriana/Good Night, and Good Luck/The Station Agent)
Actor Jeffrey Wright (Syriana/Lackawanna Blues, Emmy-Award winner, Angels in America)
The Creative Coalition Chairman Michael Frankfurt
The Creative Coalition Executive Director Robin Bronk
The Atlantic Media Company Chairman David Bradley
The Atlantic Monthly Group Publisher John Fox Sullivan
The Atlantic Monthly Publisher Elizabeth Baker Keffer
WHAT:
2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW; Washington DC
WHEN :
Saturday evening, April 29, 2006
5:45 PM Red Carpet Arrivals
T Street Entrance of Hilton Washington
6:00 PM The Creative Coalition/The Atlantic Media Company
Reception
Poolside Gazebo (Hilton Washington)
7:00 PM 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Ballroom (Hilton Washington)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Yael Oestreich
(212) 614-2527 (310)600-6999