WEB SERIES Ylse’s VALENTINE RED CARPET FUNDRAISER FEB 4th
AWARD-WINNING WEB SERIES Ylse’s VALENTINE RED CARPET FUNDRAISER FEB. 4TH, 2012
WHEN: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Red Carpet Arrivals/Silent Auction: 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Event Begins: 8:00 pm
WHERE: Atlantis Banquet Hall – 3802 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90063
Ruth Livier, President of Livier Productions, and Marlene Forte are set to host the First Annual Ylse’s Valentine Fundraiser. These two ladies are no strangers to the entertainment industry. Ms. Ruth Livier is well known for her excellent performance and best actress nomination in the 2001 Alma Award-winning TV series “Resurrection Blvd.” She was honored by the 25th Annual Imagen Awards for Best Internet Program, the first in Imagen Awards history. She was also featured on the cover of the WGA’s (Writers Guild of America) Magazine as the first person to join the writers’ union for her work in New Media for the web series,Ylse.
Marlene Forte carries a TV dossier that rivals most of the prolific working actors in Los Angeles with guest star and recurring roles on such shows as,Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Lost, Lincoln Heights, The Unit, CSI, Nip/Tuck, CSI Miami, Bones, Crossing Jordan, and DayBreak just to name a few.
Ms. Livier is also the creator, executive producer, and writer of the award-winning web series, Ylse (www.ylse.net), a quirky bicultural dramedy web series.Ylse is going into its third season and paving the path of new digital media.
Ylse’s Fundraiser is also pleased in honoring Mr.Tony Plana for advancing arts and education in our communities. Mr. Plana is the Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director of the East LA ClassicTheatre (ECT), a group comprised of multicultural, classically-trained theatre professionals. As an actor, Tony Plana is recognized from a list of hit movies and TV shows. He recently starred as Ignacio Suarez, the widowed father to America Ferrera’s, ABC’s hit show, Ugly Betty, for which he received the 2006 Golden Satellite Award from the International Press Academy, an Imagen Award, and an Alma Award.
Special speakers this night include Director of Content Partnerships at Blip TV, Barrett Garese and Mark Gantt, the Streamy Award-winning actor, co-creator of The Bannen Way web series, produced by Crackle.com and Sony Pictures Television. Comedienne Cristela Alonzo, a semi-finalist in Comedy Central’s Last Comic Standing, Gabriel Iglesias’ “Comedy Revolution”, and Showtime’s “Legally Brown”, will lighten up the evening with some humor and laughter.
The night will also consist of a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, specialty drinks and music. A special performance by singer-songwriter, Gustavo Galindo, will highlight the evening with a performance of songs from his 2012 Grammy nominated debut album, Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar.
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For More Information on Ylse please visit: http://www.ylse.net/