The Adrienne Shelly Foundation to Hold Star-Studded Inaugural Benefit on Monday, November 12th

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation to Hold Star-Studded Inaugural Benefit on Monday, November 12th

eBay Auction to Launch at Event

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Adrienne Shelly Foundation (ASF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, will hold its inaugural fundraising gala on Monday, November 12, 2007 at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

The program for the evening is set to include a rare live musical performance by Alanis Morissette followed by a celebrity reading of Adrienne Shelly's screenplay THE MORGAN STORIES. Directed by actor/director/producer Fisher Stevens, the reading is scheduled to star Morissette, Matt Dillon, Edie Falco, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Rudd, Ally Sheedy and Gina Gershon among others. (Cast updates can be found at www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org).

Tickets to the event are available now, through the ASF Web site, at www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org. Gala ticket packages are also available by calling 212-381-1750. For $150 Show-Only tickets, please call 212-279-4200.

The event will also serve as a launch-pad for ASF's EBAY AUCTION, which will include approximately 25 celebrity items and experiences; TV and movie walk-on roles; VIP show tickets with meet and greets; and movie premiere tickets (www.ebay.com/as_foundation).

ABOUT ADRIENNE SHELLY FOUNDATION

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation supports the artistic achievements of female actors, writers and directors through a series of scholarships and grants, providing recipients with financial support and consultative access to the Foundation's advisory board of actors, directors, producers, composers, law, public relations, academic and trade professionals. Reflecting Adrienne's spirit, generosity, courage and whimsy, our goal is to recognize the tremendous passion and commitment of women artists in creating their own work, and provide them with support and guidance particularly during periods of transition and struggle. For more information on the Foundation, please visit www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andy Ostroy, Elizabeth Benjamin, Michelle Byrd, Ted Hope, Dan Katcher, Isabel Rose and Jeremy Walker.

ADVISORY BOARD

Rosanna Arquette, Adam Brightman, Emily Deschanel, Sasha Eden, Annette Insdorf, Hal Hartley, Andrew Hollander, John Logigian, Bennett Miller, Peter Newman, Michael Roiff, Reid Rosefelt, Paul Rudd, Keri Russell, Jen Small, Fisher Stevens

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Source: The Adrienne Shelly Foundation

CONTACT: Adam Walker of Jeremy Walker + Associates, Inc.,
+1-212-595-6161, adam@jeremywalker.com, for The Adrienne Shelly Foundation

Web site: http://www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org/
http://www.ebay.com/as_foundation

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