Date | October 30th 2003

P.S. ARTS and Old Navy Welcome Celebrities and Their Families to A Creativity Street Fair Benefiting Arts Education

VENICE, CA (P.S. ARTS, Old Navy) - Hollywood stars and their families get set to roll-up their sleeves and create as P.S. ARTS and Old Navy transform Market Street into the artistic fairground called "Express Yourself 2003" on Sunday, November 2nd at 11:00AM. The sixth annual event, aimed at supporting arts programs in public schools, will host celebrities and their families for an afternoon of self-expression with a collage of activity booths including lessons in giant origami, "architecting" towers of clay and improvisational theater.

P.S. ARTS, a non-profit organization devoted to restoring arts to public schools, has partnered for the third year with Old Navy to present "Express Yourself" with 100% of the proceeds from this fundraiser benefiting P.S. ARTS in-school programs. Last year's event raised $740,000.

"At P.S. ARTS, it is our goal to see the joy of artistic expression experienced by every school-age child. The arts are basic to education. They develop creative intelligence that encourage communication of ideas through image, sound and movement. Through this event, we gain the opportunity to give to those without- by restoring arts education to our schools," said Sheila Bergman, Executive Director of P.S. ARTS.

"Express Yourself is our favorite event of the year and we are thrilled to continue to be a part of it," says Jonathan Finn, Director of Public Relations at Old Navy. "Not only is it such a fun day for all of the families that attend, but the event also spotlights just how essential creative expression is to all kids. We remain committed to our partnership with P.S. ARTS and supporting their important efforts in putting the arts back in the classroom."

A favorite event among Hollywood families as well, this year's confirmed guest list includes: Courteney Cox & David Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Calista Flockhart, Marlee Matlin, Albert Brooks, Mimi Rogers, Janel Moloney, Christa Lawrence, Jeff Garlin, Larry David, Rita Wilson, Christine Lahti, Tommy Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford & Jane Kaczmarek, Shiva Rose & Dylan McDermott, Camryn Manheim, Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy, William H. Macy & Felicity Huffman and Steven Weber.

Led by a team of volunteer artists and teachers, this unique event will engage children and their parents in more than 25 hands-on activities designed to inspire young minds and spark imaginations. In addition to the festive mood on the main street, event sponsor Old Navy will create "Old Navy's Funky Town," a groovy destination area where guests can "Do the Hustle" from one activity to the next including disco dance lessons led by Hollywood choreographer, Clay Adkins, and tie-dying tee shirts. Ray Rhodes of K-BIG 104's "Disco Saturday Night" fame will also be on hand lending his talent and tunes to the day.

P.S. ARTS is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the arts to public schools. Now in its thirteenth year, P.S. ARTS provides arts instruction to thousands of public school children in some of the most under- served neighborhoods across Los Angeles and Central California. For more information about P.S. ARTS, please call 310.586.1017, email info@psarts.org, write to P.S. ARTS, 3025, Suite 315, Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404, or visit our website at psarts.org.

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Merv Griffin Productions, a full-service event production company, is producing the celebration and is proud of its long-standing association with P.S. ARTS.

Press Release found @ http://www.psarts.org/pressroom.html

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