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Baton Rouge Audience to Have First Glimpse of Disney’s 2009 Feature Film this Friday, Jan. 16

BATON ROUGE --- A Walt Disney Animation Studios executive will speak at the Red Stick Ink & Paint Club Luncheon Friday, Jan. 16, to detail the company’s collaboration with the Red Stick International Animation Festival and promote Disney’s Christmas 2009 release, “The Princess and the Frog,” which is set in Louisiana.  Luncheon attendees will enjoy an exclusive sneak peek at scenes from the film.

Friday’s luncheon is the inaugural event for the Red Stick Ink & Paint Club, a newly formed group for the local business community that outlines the economic impact the festival has on Baton Rouge and offers companies opportunities to become part of the event. The luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Heidelberg Ballroom of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on Lafayette Street downtown.

Emily Hoppe, an animation marketing and publicity professional with Walt Disney Animation Studios, will speak during the luncheon to describe “The Princess and The Frog,” scheduled for release Dec. 25, 2009, and discuss Disney’s ongoing relationship with Red Stick. “The Princess and The Frog” will be Disney’s first hand-drawn animated film produced in five years.

Tickets to the luncheon are $10 per person. To pre-pay and register in advance, please call 225-389-7182, or e-mail amoody@cct.lsu.edu. Participants also can register and pay on-site Friday, Jan. 16 from 10:30-11 a.m. Seating is limited, so early registration is encouraged. 

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Baton Rouge Audience to Have First Glimpse of Disney’s 2009 Feature Film this Friday, Jan. 16

BATON ROUGE --- A Walt Disney Animation Studios executive will speak at the Red Stick Ink & Paint Club Luncheon Friday, Jan. 16, to detail the company’s collaboration with the Red Stick International Animation Festival and promote Disney’s Christmas 2009 release, “The Princess and the Frog,” which is set in Louisiana.  Luncheon attendees will enjoy an exclusive sneak peek at scenes from the film.

Friday’s luncheon is the inaugural event for the Red Stick Ink & Paint Club, a newly formed group for the local business community that outlines the economic impact the festival has on Baton Rouge and offers companies opportunities to become part of the event. The luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Heidelberg Ballroom of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on Lafayette Street downtown.

Emily Hoppe, an animation marketing and publicity professional with Walt Disney Animation Studios, will speak during the luncheon to describe “The Princess and The Frog,” scheduled for release Dec. 25, 2009, and discuss Disney’s ongoing relationship with Red Stick. “The Princess and The Frog” will be Disney’s first hand-drawn animated film produced in five years.

Tickets to the luncheon are $10 per person. To pre-pay and register in advance, please call 225-389-7182, or e-mail amoody@cct.lsu.edu. Participants also can register and pay on-site Friday, Jan. 16 from 10:30-11 a.m. Seating is limited, so early registration is encouraged.