Aspen's Best In Show
Stars paint dogs for Aspen Filmfest's summer charity auction
April 11, 2006
April 11, 2006 (Aspen, Colo.) – Move over Chicago's Cows on Parade, Aspen Filmfest is unleashing the talents of celebrity artists to paint life-size Labrador retrievers. The dogs will be displayed throughout Aspen and neighboring communities before being auctioned for charity. Celebrities already signed-on to showcase their artistic talents include Jack Nicholson, Anjelica Huston, Pierce Brosnan, Ed Bradley, Salma Hayek, Joaquin Phoenix, Goldie Hawn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Joel Schumacher, Nick Lachey Candice Bergen, Kathy Bates and Mariah Carey to name a few.
Best in Show is organized by Aspen Filmfest, the arts organization that brings big name talent, movie debuts, festivals and film series to Aspen. The painted Labradors will be showcased in June and will feature in the 4th of July parade down Aspen's Main Street. The "star" dogs will be auctioned off on August 1st in Aspen – the proceeds of which will support Aspen Filmfest's extensive year-round youth education programs.
For those not able to join in on the benefit auction, additional celebrity dogs will be auctioned off—online—through Charity Folks (www.charityfolks.com) September 4-20, 2006. Look for Aspen Filmfest's Best in Show splash page on the Charity Folks website starting in June.
Art. Celebrity. Film. Three very good reasons to visit Aspen this summer. For media information, contact C4 Consulting Inc., Louise Errington at 310.899.2727 or email louise@c4global.com For Aspen Filmfest information contact Jennifer Slaughter at 970.925.6882 x 103 or publicity@aspenfilm.org. All painted dogs can be viewed at www.aspenfilm.org.
A non-profit organization presenting festivals, film series, and youth education programs year-round, Aspen Filmfest is made possible in part by the generosity of the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, City of Aspen, Town of Snowmass Village, Town of Basalt, and Reel People: The Friends of Aspen Filmfest.
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