AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, FAMILY GUY GO DARK FOR EARTH HOUR
Thursday, March 26, 2009MORE CELEBS, SHOWS AND BUILDINGS COMMIT TO TURNING OUT FOR EARTH HOUR L.A. MARCH 28
Leeza Gibbons to Host Opening of Earth Hour L.A. Celebration, Tony Okungbowa ("The Ellen DeGeneres Show") will Emcee, and Broadway Star Douglas Ladnier to Perform at L.A. LIVE, While sets of "American Idol," "Bones," "Family Guy," "Good Day L.A.," FOX 11 News," and FOX Sports West" Join Previously Announced Shows and Commit to Going Dark
Chateau Marmont, The Standard Hollywood, The Standard Downtown LA, BP’s Helios House, The Gibson Amphitheater, The Los Angeles Times Building All Turning Out Lights
-- Free Citywide Celebration in Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE Starting at 6:30 p.m.--
(LOS ANGELES) March 26, 2009–More celebs are "turning out" as part of World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour L.A. (Mar. 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m.), the first global vote for action on climate change, and the Earth Hour L.A. free celebration taking place March 28th at L.A. LIVE starting at 6:30 p.m. TV personality Leeza Gibbons, Broadway singer/songwriter Douglas Ladnier join previously announced emcee Tony Okungbowa from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," as well as actor Edward James Olmos, the L.A. Agape choir, led by Tim McAfee-Lewis, local urban artist Gina Rene, local student group "The Life Drum Core," and many more surprise guests and celebrities at L.A. LIVE. More Iconic Buildings Turn OutAndre Balazs Properties including Chateau Marmont, The Standard Hollywood, The Standard Downtown LA, BP’s Helios House, The Gibson Amphitheater, The Los Angeles Times, UCLA’s Royce Hall, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Wilshire Christian Church, and Wilshire United Methodist Church will turn out their lights from 8:30 – 9:30 PM on March 28th for Earth Hour."American Idol," "Bones," "Family Guy," "Good Day L.A.," FOX 11 News, and FOX Sports West join previously announced shows "Dancing with the Stars," "CSI," "Entertainment Tonight," "The Insider," "The Price Is Right," and Commit to Going Dark The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, lead by Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, has committed to turn off the following LA County buildings: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Clara Shortridge Foltz Courthouse, Hall of Records, and Department of Health Service Administration. These join previous icons including: The Griffith Observatory, Getty Center, STAPLES Center, and Chris Burden’s outdoor installation Urban Light at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) join previously announced list including El Capitan. Theatre, the Capitol Records Tower, Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, the pylons at LAX, City Hall, Amoeba Records; I.O. West, Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Comedy Store (all of whom will host "Dark Performances" on the 28th.) Dine By CandlelightDine By Candlelight welcomes the following hotels, restaurants and bars: Akasha - the first "all green" fine dining restaurant in LA, Tender Greens - Culver City, The Corner Hollywood, M Cafe – Melrose, Chaya - Venice, Beverly Hills, DowntownEuphoria Loves Rawvolution, Mani's Bakery – Fairfax, and Gyenari - Culver City. At L.A. LIVE, all the restaurants are participating: The Farm of Beverly Hills - L.A. LIVE, Boca at The Conga, ESPN Zone, Fleming's Prime Steak House and Wine Bar, New Zealand Natural, Rock N' Fish, Starbuck's Coffee, The Yard House, and Club Nokia. Thanks to partnerships with OpenTable and Restaurant Week's dineLA, the number of restaurants across the city who are dimming their lights and serving dinner and drinks by candlelight (while offering special Earth Hour menus) has hit more than 60. For more information: www.EarthHourUS.org/LosAngeles.Previously AnnouncedKevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Los Angeles Kings, Alanis Morissette, Baron Davis, Big Kenny of Big & Rich, Tom Bergeron of "Dancing with the Stars," Will.I.Am, Mary Hart of "Entertainment Tonight," Janeane Garofalo, and others who are joining hundreds of millions of people around the world in raising awareness and prompting action on climate change. Many of the celebrities have donated their time to create PSAs and shout-outs, which are now available on the Earth Hour L.A. Web site (www.EarthHourUS.org/losangeles <http://www.EarthHourUS.org/losangeles>). By the time Earth Hour 2009 reaches L.A.’s city limits, it will have traveled through 20 time zones, with individuals, businesses and governments in more than 2,800 cities in 84 countries across the globe turning off non-essential lights in support. Earth Hour L.A. will be celebrated with a free public event by WWF and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at L.A. LIVE on March 28th beginning at 6:30 p.m. KEARTH 101 is a partner of Earth Hour L.A. and will be bringing all of the week's activities, as well as the evening of the 28th to listeners across southern California. Dignitaries and special guests previously announced include WWF’s Margaret Williams, Tim Leiweke, President/CEO of AEG and L.A. LIVE, DJ and TV Personality Tony Okungbowa, and political figures Jan Perry and Cynthia Ruiz.
Local area students and musicians are part of the evening's entertainment line-up, including 12 young artists that make up the Life Drum Core from the HeArt Project. The Life Drum Core will perform an original percussion composition called 'A Funeral for Fossil Fuels' on buckets they have painted to align with the theme of the music. The group will also perform with local urban singer/ songwriter Gina Rene who will be performing her song -- and official Earth Hour L.A. anthem -- "Be the Change." The musical director for The Life Drum Core is Lonnie 'Meganut' Marshall, a music instructor at the Silver Lake Conservatory. The CBS Network has committed to turning out all non-essential lights at its CBS Television City complex for Earth Hour while the sets, and some of the stars of TV shows will do the same, including: “Dancing with the Stars" (as well as Tom Bergeron), "Entertainment Tonight" (and Mary Hart), “The Insider,” “Price is Right,” and "CSI." Current TV is a partner of Earth Hour L.A. and is now supporting the “60OneMinutes.org” campaign which is part of Earth Hour, asking people to create a one minute movie about how they can power their lives using alternative energy and submit it to www.60oneminutes.org for the chance of seeing it broadcast on Current TV starting March 28th, Earth Hour Day!
Through AEG's participation with Earth Hour L.A., 28 AEG properties around the world have committed to turning out and taking action in their local time zones on March 28th as well. Additionally real estate company CB Richard Ellis has committed to turn off all non-essential lighting and equipment in 80 managed office buildings totaling nearly 20 million square feet in L.A. WWF officials stress the importance of safety during Earth Hour, asking that all lighting related to public safety remain on throughout the event.National partners for WWF's Earth Hour 2009 are Esurance, Cox Enterprises, The Coca-Cola Company, Wells Fargo and Hewlett-Packard. About World Wildlife Fund and Earth HourEarth Hour (www.EarthHourUS.org <http://www.EarthHourUS.org> ) is a global initiative of WWF in which millions of people around the world will cast a vote in favor of action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm local time. By voting with their light switches, Earth Hour participants will send a powerful, visual message to their leaders demanding immediate action on climate change. WWF is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in 100 countries for nearly half a century. With the support of almost 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, stop the degradation of the environment and combat climate change. Visit www.worldwildlife.org <http://www.worldwildlife.org> to learn more.
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