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MEDIA ALERT: ROLEX MENTOR AND PROTEGE ARTS INITIATIVE
November 07, 2007

MEDIA ALERT: ROLEX MENTOR AND PROTÉGÉ ARTS INITIATIVE

WHO:
 
Directors: Martin Scorsese, Julie Taymor, Anthony Minghella, Carlos Saura
Actors: Lynn Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, Liam Neeson, Tom Hulse, Kate Valk
Designers: Diane von Furstenerg, Narciso Rodriguez, Rachel Roy, Derek Lam
Artists: Chuck Close, Alex Katz, Jeff Koons, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, William Wegman, John Baldessari
Musician: Lou Reed, Youssou N'Dour, Pinchas Zukerman
Arts Patrons: Agnes Gund, Veronica Hearst, Anne H. Bass
Gallerists: Mary Boone, Marian Goodman
Writer: A.M. Homes, Toni Morrison
Choreographers: William Forsythe
Nobel Laureate: Wole Soyinka
Miss Universe: Riyo Mori
Sportsman and Rolex Board member: Jean-Claude Killy
Rolex Chairman Patrick Heiniger
 
WHAT:
 
A gold carpet entrance, with cocktails followed by dinner, to honor the 2006-2007 Rolex the Mentor-Protégé Arts Initiative artists, including Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears, internationally recognized conductor Pinchas Zukerman, celebrated director Julie Taymor, and legendary artist John Baldessari, among others. (see:  http://www.resnicowschroeder.com/media.asp?P=1&id=235 .)
 
WHEN:
 
Monday, November 12, 2007
5:45 – 6:15PM Press check-in
6:30PM Cocktail reception and step-and-repeat photo op
7:30PM Dinner served on main floor
WHERE:
The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center (West 60s at Columbus Ave., New York )

REPLY:

All members of the media MUST be credentialed reply to:
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ABOUT THE ROLEX Arts Weekend & Initiative:

The Rolex Arts Weekend Gala is a star-studded night celebrating the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, an international mentor-protégé program that pairs exceptional young artists in visual arts, music, dance, theater, literature, and film with masters in their fields for a year of one-on-one collaboration.   

 


 
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Summary

A gold carpet entrance, with cocktails followed by dinner, to honor the 2006-2007 Rolex the Mentor-Protege Arts Initiative artists, including Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears, internationally recognized conductor Pinchas Zukerman, celebrated director Julie Taymor, and legendary artist John Baldessari, among others.