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CONTACTS:              Hannah Hirshfeld, 212 284-7635/ hhirshfeld@theatlantic.com

Yael Oestreich, 212-614-2527/ yoestrich@creativecoalition.org

HOLLYWOOD TALKS POLITICS:

ATLANTIC MONTHLY and THE CREATIVE COALITION

STATE OF THE UNION VIEWING/DIALOGUE EVENT

WHAT: The Atlantic Monthly, in partnership with The Creative Coalition, will host its second annual State-of-the-Union viewing and dialogue event in Los Angeles. Guests include leaders in the fields of politics, business, the arts and media. The event includes a dinner and a dialogue focusing on the President’s address to the nation. 

WHO:  Guests will include actor and The Creative Coalition co-president Joe Pantoliano, syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, West Wing writer, The McLaughlin Group and MSBNC senior political analyst Lawrence O’Donnell Jr., screenwriter Antwone Fisher, actors Dennis Hopper, Fran Drescher, Marcia Gay Harden, Bianca Jagger, producer Lawrence Bender, HBO President Colin Callendar, and more.

WHEN:           Tuesday, January 31, 2006

WHERE:       The Peninsula Hotel
                      9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard
                      Beverly Hills, California

MEDIA:         5:00 pm - Red carpet/photos/arrivals
                      6:00 pm – Dinner (closed to press)
                      Press must be credentialed

CONTACT:               

Hannah Hirshfeld, 212 284-7635/hhirshfeld@theatlantic.com