Fresh Bread Productions
and Phenom Features present "An Evening with Terry O'Quinn - Benefit for Using". Come celebrate and raise funds for the production of the upcoming independent motion picture Using with writer and director, Thomas Quinn, the cast of the film as well as special guest actor Terry O'Quinn, recent Emmy nominee and character John Locke from Lost.
The event will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Park
West (322 West Armitage) from 8:00
pm -11:00 p.m . and will feature a vip… Show more red carpet entrance, hors d'oeuvres from Phil Stefani Catering, cocktails, a live performance by Aubyn Beth, bid on silent auction items such as tickets to The Emmy Awards, tickets to The Grammy Awards, tickets to Dancing with the Stars, tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman, tickets to the Pritzker Pavilion Grant Park Symphony & Chorus, dinner for two at Bonsoiree Restaurant, as well as vacations to tropical islands such as Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada, Harbour Village, Bonaire and Nisbet Plantation, Nevis .
VIP ticket holders will also mingle and have their photos taken with actor Terry O'Quinn; writer and director of Using, Thomas Quinn; producer, Kymberly Harris and cast members of the film Elizabeth Schwartzrock-Gwen, Christopher J. Domig, Marlee Turim, Brooke Trantor, Toya Turner, Rain Jairell, and Andy Junk.
Join in the Pre -event e-bay auction for a private dinner with Terry O'Quinn - start bidding now ! Auction ends on July 30, 2010! The auction includes dinner for five (including Terry O'Quinn) at Gene and Georgetti Restaurant at 6:00pm and five tickets to the benfit at the Park West where you and your guests will meet Director Thomas Quinn, Producer Kymberly Harris, among others, while enjoying other event amenities.
CALL (312)-988-9900 for more information or to order your tickets by phone today!
* Must Be 21 To ATTEND
This is a benefit to raise money
for Phenom Features pilot project, the film Using, a feature-length drama about loving
deception and a father's desperate fight to save his only daughter from
self-destruction.
The original screenplay is written by Illinois Wesleyan
University professor Thomas Anthony Quinn. Kymberly Harris Fresh Bread Productions is producing the film. Harris is also acting in Using . Harris is the Artistic Director of Fresh Bread Productions, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company.
Using is a cautionary
tale of addiction, betrayal and unlikely redemption, which asks the impossible
question, "How far would you go to save a dying child?"
A portion of the proceeds from
the film will go to Sal vation Army Safe Harbor Shelters . The evening will feature cocktails,
hors d'oeuvres, entertainment silent auction and a selected clips of the film.
Host Committee Members
Kymberly Harris - Fresh Bread Productions
Tom Quinn - Phenom Features
Ruth Ratny - Reel Chicago
Dean Williams - Founder of the Central IL Film Commission
Gina Driskell - Subrosa Music, Ltd
Joyce Saxon - Media Advertising Club
Downtown
Bloomington Association
Julie
Kubsch - Specs Around Town
Tabitha Bock - Tabitha Bock Photography
Hillel
Frankel - Eip Group and Movietrax
Michael
Mach - MPI
Rochelle Arjmand - Publicist
Dr. Susan Arjmand
Joey Majamdar - Special Guest Sponsor
Dozzy Ibekwe - Bonsoiree
Michael Foster - Seneca Hotels
Tracey Melton - Mountin-Aire/Sweet Pea Productions
Tickets are $250 VIP, $125 general admission, and $50 student/industry rate with I.D. Any guests who purchase a student/industry ticket will be asked to show Sag, Aftra, Aea, Dga, or Student Id at check-in upon arrival.
VIP tickets include a private reception with a meet and greet with the actors of the film and Terry O’Quinn, as well as cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, access to the silent auction and a sneak peek teaser of the film.
General Admission includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, access to silent auction and a sneak peek teaser of the film.
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