[NEohioPAL]"Inside The Performers Dressing Room" @ Karamu!

Sat Aug 25 11:44:31 PDT 2007

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Series premiere.  Actor and media consultant Neal Hodges and Plain Dealer b=
usiness reporter Marcia Pledger sits down with of some of Karamu House most=
 accomplished artists - ranging from playwrights, actors, musicians, comedi=
ans and set designers - for in-depth, enlightening interviews.  Karamu alum=
nus interviewed in the series premiere include 2007 Karamu Hall of Fame hon=
orees Reuben and Dorothy Silver, poet and California Institute of the Arts =
freshman Chris Webb, veteran Hollywood actor Bill Cobbs and actress and com=
edian Kym Whitley, host of this year's Karamu Hall of Fame gala.
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The new series is a spin-off from the annual Karamu Hall of Fame Induction =
ceremony.
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Hosted by the Karamu Hall of Fame Induction committee, each episode will be=
 taped before an audience of students and the general public at the famed J=
elliffe Theater at the historic Karamu House, the nation's oldest multicult=
ural arts institution and Black theater.  In addition to his duties as host=
 and executive producer, Hodges produces Reel Deal: A Film Series, a monthl=
y film series which showcases minority independent filmmakers in Northeast =
Ohio and nationally.  Pledger is a business reporter and columnist for the =
Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest daily newspaper.  For the last four years, ent=
repreneurs have shared their stories with Marcia Pledger for her weekly col=
umn, =93My Biggest Mistake... and How I Fixed It=94.  Learn from others=92 =
experiences as she shares her observations about entrepreneurs who have ove=
rcome problems and moved on to achieve success.
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What: Inside The Performers Dressing Room.
When: Saturday September 8, 2007.  11 am - 2 pm taping.
Where: Karamu House @ the Jelliffe Theater.*Admission: Free but reservation=
 are required by calling 216.795.7070 (ext. 249) or Janda Johnson at 216.34=
4.9966.*
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<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman=
"><B><I>Series premiere</I></B>.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Actor and media consult=
ant <STRONG>Neal Hodges </STRONG>and Plain Dealer business reporter <STRONG=
>Marcia Pledger</STRONG> sits down with of some of Karamu House<SPAN> =
</SPAN>most accomplished artists - ranging from playwrights, actors, musici=
ans, comedians and set designers - for in-depth, enlightening interviews.<S=
PAN>  </SPAN>Karamu alumnus interviewed in the series premiere include=
 2007 Karamu Hall of Fame honorees <STRONG>Reuben and Dorothy Silver</STRON=
G>, poet and California Institute of the Arts freshman <STRONG>Chris Webb</=
STRONG>, veteran Hollywood actor <STRONG>Bill Cobbs </STRONG>and actress an=
d comedian <STRONG>Kym Whitley</STRONG>, host of this year's Karamu Hall of=
 Fame gala.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000>&nbs=
p;</FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman=
">The new series is a spin-off from the annual Karamu Hall of Fame Inductio=
n ceremony.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000>&nbs=
p;</FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000>Host=
ed by the Karamu Hall of Fame Induction committee, each episode will be tap=
ed before an audience of students and the general public at the famed Jelli=
ffe Theater at the historic Karamu House, the nation's oldest multicultural=
 arts institution and Black theater.<SPAN>  </SPAN>In addition to his =
duties as host and executive producer, Hodges produces <B><I>Reel Deal: A F=
ilm Series</I></B>, a monthly film series which showcases minority independ=
ent filmmakers in Northeast Ohio and nationally.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Pledger=
 is a <STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal">business reporter and col=
umnist</SPAN></STRONG> for the Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest daily newspaper=
. <SPAN> </SPAN>For the last four years, entrepreneurs have shared the=
ir stories with Marcia Pledger for her weekly column, <STRONG>=93<I>My Bigg=
est Mistake... and How I Fixed It</I>=94</STRONG>.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Learn=
 from others=92 experiences as she shares her observations about entreprene=
urs who have overcome problems and moved on to achieve success.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000></FO=
NT> </P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000><STR=
ONG>What: Inside The Performers Dressing Room.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000><STR=
ONG>When: Saturday September 8, 2007.  11 am - 2 pm taping.</STRONG></=
FONT></P>
<P class=3DEC_MsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#000000><STR=
ONG>Where: Karamu House @ the Jelliffe Theater.</STRONG></FONT></P><FONT fa=
ce=3DTahoma color=3D#000000><EM><STRONG>*Admission: <U>Free</U> but reserva=
tion are required by calling 216.795.7070 (ext. 249) or Janda Johnson at 21=
6.344.9966.*</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV><br /><hr />Invite your =
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