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EVENT CALENDAR: LGBT Pride taps Amaechi; Tribeca taps Luda; James Earl Jones honored; Sisters Saving Hearts Awards.
*Ex-NBA player John Amaechi will serve as Grand Marshall for the 2007 Los Angeles LGBT Pride Celebration, to take place June 8-10 in West Hollywood by Christopher Street West. Amaechi's recently published New York Times Best Seller autobiography, “Man in the Middle,” depicts the challenges he faced as a youth, as an NBA star, recognizing his sexuality, and coming out as a gay man. Christopher Street West, a leading partner in the advancement of rights and equality of the LGBT community, extends welcoming support to Amaechi for his courageous coming out and generous outreach work. Please visit the LA Pride Web site (www.lapride.org) for more information.
*Ludacris is tapped to be a speaker during the Tribeca Talks panels at the 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, to be held Apr. 25- May 6 in New York. Also featured will be actresses Eva Mendes, Julia Stiles, Julie Delpy, Rosario Dawson and other leading industry executives. In other Luda news, the rapper is set to perform at London’s Zenn nightclub on April 14.
*James Earl Jones will be honored by the American Theatre Wing at its annual spring gala on June 4 at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan. Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Jerry Herman and Twiggy will serve as honorary chairs for the event, which will include a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Jones won Tony Awards for his performances in The Great White Hope and Fences, and was also Tony-nominated for his work in On Golden Pond, his most recent Broadway appearance. Other American Theatre Wing honorees include stage legends Carol Channing and Tommy Tune. Tickets for the black-tie gala range from $2,500 to $700, with tables of 10 starting at $7,000. For more information and to order tickets, call 212-765-0606 ext. 301.
*In an effort to provide black women with heart health education and tools to help lower the incidence of heart disease, Cheerios recently partnered with American Urban Radio Network (AURN) to launch the Sisters Saving Hearts Awards and grant program. Individuals may nominate a friend, family member, colleague, organization or themselves to receive one of five Cheerios Sisters Saving Hearts grants by completing an online nomination at http://www.sisterssavinghearts.com. Nomination forms can also be downloaded from the Web site and mailed to Cheerios Sisters Saving Hearts Program, P.O. Box 72306, Rockford, MN 55572. The program will honor recipients by presenting $5,000 grants to a charity or community organization of their choice that is committed to developing programs that raise awareness and provide education about the risk of heart disease in Black women. Honorees will be selected by a panel of judges appointed by General Mills.
