EVENT NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: November 9, 2011 (DRAFT)

CONTACT: Michelle Long-Coffee, Dir. PR & Advertising (310) 287-4597 | [email protected] 9000 Overland Ave. - Culver City, CA 90230

GRAMMY ICONS: LIFE BEFORE & AFTER Della Reese, Thelma Houston, Ray Parker, Jr…

WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 6:30pm Doors Open; 7:00pm – 9:00pm Panel Event

WHERE: West Los Angeles College – Fine Arts | 9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City 90230 Parking available in S. Parking Structure on south east side of campus - $2.00

COST: Free Admission – Limited Seating, RSVP required. Email [email protected]

WHAT: The community is invited to hear 5 legendary, award-winning musicians discuss their musical origins and what impact awards have had on their careers and lives. This event is sponsored by the Beverly Hills / Hollywood NAACP and AFTRA in collaboration with West Los Angeles College.

PANELISTS INCLUDE: THELMA HOUSTON is a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and actress. With more than 23 albums, she was recently featured on both American Idol and America’s Got Talent.

RAY PARKER, JR. is a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer. In 1984, his song Ghostbusters was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

PAM & JOYCE VINCENT (“Dawn” of Tony Orlando & Dawn) In addition to their success with Tony Orlando, Pam and Joyce Vincent have had accomplished independent careers as pop and R&B singers and arrangers.

THOMAS “T.C.” CAMPBELL is an R&B, jazz and gospel music producer, songwriter and keyboard artist. He is formerly a member of the funk music group Cameo and co-founded Spiritual Icon Records with Della Reese.

and special guest DELLA REESE is a Grammy and Image Award winning legendary singer, actress, talk show host and ordained minister. Her musical career began in the 1950s. She gained new fans on television’s Touched By An Angel.

West Los Angeles College, an accredited community college located just south of Overland and Jefferson, has been providing excellent university transfer and career training programs to the community for over 40 years. For more information on events at West, visit www.WLAC.edu/Events.

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