February 7 Reception to Kick Off 'Hollywood in Black & White,' Celebration of Black History Month, at the Hollywood Museum

WHAT: A celebrity and VIP reception to kick off "Hollywood In Black & White," a month-long celebration of Black History Month. New exhibit to be unveiled features movie props and costumes worn by eminent African American actors including Lena Horne, Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole, Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Williams, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J and Wesley Snipes.

WHO: Attendees include:
Smokey Robinson
Debbie Reynolds
Original Supremes (Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne & Susaye Greene)
Freda Payne
Congresswoman Diane E. Watson
Brock Peters
Herb Jeffries
Original Tuskegee Airmen (including pilots Jerry Hodges, Levy Thornhill, William Ellis)
Councilman Bernard Parks
Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas
Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas
Assemblywoman Karen Bass
Debbie Allen Dance Studio

WHEN: Monday, February 7, 2005
5:00 to 5:30 pm - crews can shoot exhibit
5:30 to 6:00 pm - crew set-up and Arrivals
6 - 9 p.m. - event

WHERE: The Hollywood Museum
1660 N. Highland Avenue (at Hollywood Blvd.)
Validated Parking next door at Mel's Drive-In

YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND AS SPACE IS LIMITED
Please call 310.939.9024 or fax your requests to 310-939-9034