Please email Alexandra Lippin- alippin@lippingroup.com to obtain media credentials
WHAT: 200 feet of red carpet…$300,000 of in-kind donations…22 sponsors…700 attendees…40+ celebrities…nine specialty bars…100 live and silent auction items…and more than 100 volunteers! Local and national business leaders, horse industry professionals and celebrities from sports, music, film and television will all be attending Unbridled Eve on Friday, May 4th. Guests will enjoy a fabulous cocktail reception with premium specialty bars, a sumptuous gourmet dinner from Chef Brian Riddle, live/silent auctions, dancing and live performances by Alabama’s Randy Owen and his band, The Louisville Crashers, DJ 2nd Nature and other special guests. The product of hundreds of hours of planning and preparation, Unbridled Eve is more than just one of the most anticipated Derby parties of the season. The proceeds go to benefit Blessings in a Backpack, a results-oriented program designed to feed elementary school children whose families qualify for the federally funded National School Lunch Program and have little or no food on the weekends. A portion of the proceeds will also benefit The Les Turner ALS Foundation and The American Cancer Society to help combat prostate cancer. Unbridled Eve is co-chaired by the York Sisters, Tonya York-Dees and Tammy York-Day. Sponsors include: Triple Crown Sponsor, Humana Vitality and Champion Sponsor, Southern Wine & Spirits.
WHO: Talent: Kate Flannery (The Office), Oscar Nunez (The Office), Dennis Haysbert (The Unit, 24, Allstate Commercials), Ice T & Coco (Law & Order/Ice Loves Coco), Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side), Scott Grimes (ER, Robinhood), Bob Guiney (The Bachelor), Warren Moon (NFL Hall of Famer), Vicki Gunvalson (The Real Housewives of Orange County), Josh Arieh (Poker Champion), Michael Bush (NFL star), Bonnie Jill Laflin (Female Scout for the NBA/L.A. Lakers) Brandon Lloyd (NFL star), Randy Owen (Alabama), Margo Rey (Singer/Songwriter), Nora Roberts (Author), Robert Williamson III (Poker Champion), Ron White (Comedian) NFL PLAYERS: Jason Campbell, Rock Cartwright, Thomas Hoard, Darren McFadden, Benjamin Watson and Kamerion Wimbley.
VIPs / Local Celebrities: Jean Cruguet (US Triple Crown Winning Jockey), Claudia Coffey (Emmy Award Winning Reporter), Tim Couch (NFL Star/Sportscaster), Tad Dorda (Owner, Chopin Vodka), Katherine Fields (Miss Thoroughbred), Jennifer Hoffman (Amazing Race/ESPNU Analyst), Sarah Jordan (99.7 DJX ), Billy Lopa (Artist), Terry Meiners (Great Day Live WHAS-TV), Julie Smith (The Bachelor, Southern Belles)
WHEN: All media must be cleared in advance for access. Please email Alexandra Lippin- alippin@lippingroup.com to obtain media credentials
Friday, May 4, 2012
6:00pm – Press check-in
7:00pm-8:30pm – Red Carpet
8:45pm – Dinner
9:15pm – Program and performance by The Louisville Crashers.
9:45pm – Live auction hosted by Rick Wardlow.
10:15pm – Performance by Alabama’s Randy Owen and his band.
11:00pm – DJ 2nd Nature spins for the remainder of the evening.
1:30am – Gala ends.
** Crews will be allowed to cover the red carpet and (upon request) capture b-roll inside the ballroom**
WHERE: Galt House Hotel & Suites
Archibald Cochran Room (Rivue Tower- 3rd Floor)
140 North Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
DIRECTIONS: Please see map attached.
Parking Instructions: Enter the hotel garage on 6th Street between Main Street & River Road (Directly Across from Muhammad Ali Center)
Media Contacts: Alexandra Lippin | The Lippin Group | 323.965.1990 | alippin@lippingroup.com
Susan Gosselin | Vest Advertising, Marketing & PR | 502-267-5335 ext. 253 | sgosselin@vestadvertising.com
Join us on the red carpet and find out why Louisville is the most wonderful place in the world on the first weekend in May.
For additional information, please visit: www.unbridledeve.com 
