LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ - Cure Autism Now (CAN), the foundation dedicated to finding the causes, effective treatments and a cure for autism, will hold its 3rd annual "Acts of Love" fundraising event on Monday, Nov. 8 at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will feature a performance of "Hearts Aflame: An Evening of Love and Hate Letters, 18th Century Missives to 21st Century E-mails" by actress/comedian Lily Tomlin and cast members, past and present, of the hit NBC/Warner Bros. TV drama series The West Wing.

Tomlin will host and John Amos, Rocky Carroll, Stockard Channing, Gary Cole, Marlee Matlin, Janel Moloney, Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Robinson, Richard Schiff, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford are scheduled to perform.

The readings will be based on three books: Hell Hath No Fury; The Fifty Greatest Love Letters of All Time and A Love No Less. The performance is scheduled from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Coronet, 366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, with a pre-show dinner and after party at Lucques Restaurant, 8474 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles.

For ticket information, contact Robin Rubinstein at Cure Autism Now: 323-549-0500, ext. 12 or rrubinstein@cureautismnow.org, or go to http://www.cureautismnow.org.

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About Cure Autism Now:

Founded in 1995, Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists dedicated to finding effective treatments, the causes and a cure for autism and related disorders. Through funding to date of over $20 million in research awards and the development and support of the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), CAN has become one of the largest private funders of autism research in the country. CAN is committed to broadening awareness and understanding of a disorder that has been virtually ignored for over forty years.

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