FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Mark Fleisher:

Festival Ballet Providence, 401-353-1129

Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon October 6th at
Kirkbrae Country Club

Providence, RI - Festival Ballet Providence, Rhode Island's largest professional dance company and one of the largest ballet companies in New England, will host a fund-raising Fashion Show and Luncheon Sunday October 6th at 1:00 PM at Kirkbrae Country Country Club, 197 Old River Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island.

The fashion show will be presented by The GAP, Feminine Fancies, Annie b's Really Cool Clothes for Kids, and Soiree Evening Gowns, with proceeds to benefit the Scholarship Fund to support deserving students enrolled at the Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education. The evening's guest commentator is ABC-Channel 6 news anchor Wendy Cicchetti who is sure to liven the afternoon event.

Models for the fall fashion lines are no strangers to the limelight, and will include Festival Ballet Providence Company and Junior Company members, Center for Dance Education students, Festival Ballet Providence Trustees, and celebrities.

Demetria Carr, President of the Friends of the Ballet and member of the Festival Ballet Providence Board of Trustees, heads up the planning committee for the Fall Fashion Show. She notes "This event will be fun for the entire family, and the exciting fashions on display will be stunningly modeled by our dancers, students and special celebrities. Our goal is to provide more scholarship funding for deserving students in the ballet school."

Tickets for the fashion show and luncheon are $35 each or $350 for a table of ten. Reservations and payment are requested by September 27th, 2002. Please call 401.353.1129 for credit card reservations, or send checks payable to Festival Ballet Providence, 825 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906.

For directions, click here or call Kirkbrae 401.333.1300

For more details about Festival Ballet Providence, call 401-353-1129 or send e-mail to info@festivalballet.com.

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Festival Ballet Providence and the Center for Dance Education are together a not-for-profit arts organization whose EIN is 05-0377245 and whose Rhode Island Corporate ID number is ND-27-137.

Attention Photographers: You will find some wonderful photo opportunities at this event, which will include a broad range of ages (from 3 to, well trustees) and clothing styles. Not to mention lots of movement & charm.