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LA Last Angel Tour Changes Location

Chris Bleistein from the CBLDF sent this press release:

THE COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND – http://www.cbldf.org/

Gaiman’s Last Angel Tour Moves
to Bigger Theatre for LA Finale

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, award-winning
author NEIL GAIMAN’s LAST ANGEL TOUR is moving
to a larger theatre for its final stop in LOS ANGELES.
The tour, which features Gaiman giving dramatic readings
from his fiction and poetry, was originally slated to reach
its conclusion at the Pacific Design Center on OCTOBER 26.
Strong ticket sales have prompted a move to the nearby
WRITERS’ GUILD THEATRE, located in Beverly Hills
just over a mile from the reading’s original venue.
All proceeds from the OCTOBER 26 event benefit the
non-profit COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND and help
protect the First Amendment rights of the comics
community.

“The Writers’ Guild is a wonderful theatre,” said Gaiman,
“and I’m glad the CBLDF has so many friends and supporters
in Los Angeles. As a member of the Writers’ Guild myself,
I think the theatre is a perfect place to host a reading to
benefit the Fund.”

“I’m amazed and completely gratified by the enormous response
we’ve gotten in LA,” said CBLDF executive director Chris Oarr.
“There are certainly worse problems to have than finding a
bigger venue! The Writers’ Guild Theatre has a lot to offer,
and should be a great spot for the finale of the Last Angel Tour.”

The Writers’ Guild Theatre is located at 135 SOUTH DOHENY
DRIVE in BEVERLY HILLS. The move to a larger performance
space means that additional tickets are now available for the
Los Angeles reading. General Admission Tickets, which cost $20
each, can be purchased through TICKETMASTER by calling
(213) 480-3232 or by visiting
<a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/cgi/artist.idc?searchname=NEIL_GAIMANS_LAST_ANGEL_TOUR&state=ca&type=STATE&minorcatnum=104&MajorCatNum=4.
“>Ticketmaster.com

The new venue also provides additional Premium seating.
PREMIUM TICKETS, which include seats in the front rows and
admittance to a private COCKTAIL RECEPTION with Gaiman
before the reading, are again available for $60. General
Admission ticket holders who would like to UPGRADE to Premium
Tickets may do so by requesting a refund from Ticketmaster for
their original ticket, and then purchasing a Premium Ticket.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund MEMBERS are welcome at the reception
regardless of what level ticket they may purchase. The reception
kicks off the evening’s festivities at 6 PM. The reading itself
has been pushed back to 8:30 PM to allow additional time for travel
and for the reception. For complete tour information, please visit
http://www.cbldf.org or call the Fund toll-free at 1-800-99-CBLDF.

Neil Gaiman first attracted critical acclaim for his graphic novels
and the groundbreaking comic series “Sandman.” In addition to his
comics work, Gaiman is the author of the best-selling novels
“Neverwhere” and “Stardust,” and has seen his unique vision translated
for film, television, and the stage. He is the recipient of the
prestigious World Fantasy Award and is noted in “The Dictionary of
Literary Biography” as “one of the top ten post-modern writers” in
America. This seventh and final Guardian Angel Tour will bring the
author to Chicago, New York, Portland OR, and Los Angeles. To date,
these Guardian Angel Tours have raised more than $100,000 to protect
free expression in comics.

Tickets are also on sale at Ticketmaster for the first three stops
on the tour:

OCTOBER 16: The Vic Theatre, CHICAGO
call Ticketmaster at (312) 559-1212 or visit
Ticketmaster.com

OCTOBER 18: St. Mark’s Church, NEW YORK
call Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171 or visit
Ticketmaster.com

OCTOBER 24: The Aladdin Theatre, PORTLAND OR
call Ticketmaster at (503) 224-4400 or visit
Ticketmaster.com

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization
protecting First Amendment rights in the comics community.
Donations and inquiries should be directed to the CBLDF at
P.O. Box 693, Northampton, MA 01061. For more CBLDF news and
information, pick up a copy of “Busted!,” the Fund’s free
quarterly newsletter, or visit the CBLDF web-site at
http://www.cbldf.org.

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For additional information please contact Chris Bleistein
at (413) 586-6967 or cbleistein@cbldf.org